| Title |
Kelios pastabos apie sosto vaizdavimą XIV amžiaus pabaigos - XV amžiaus vidurio Lietuvos valdovų sfragistikoje / |
| Translation of Title |
Several remarks on the throne based on the sphragistics evidences of Lithuanian rulers from the end of the XIV to the middle of the XV centuries. |
| Authors |
Skurvydaitė, Loreta |
| DOI |
10.15388/LIS.2009.36959 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Lietuvos istorijos studijos.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2009, t. 23, p. 85-92.. ISSN 1392-0448 |
| Abstract [eng] |
Gediminas used majesty seal which reflected the ruler's political objective. Gediminas majesty seal is know only from the description which reveals that the ruler is sitting in cathedra. This description does not give us much space for consideration. We know that this seal was most probably made by Riga's gravers who were acquainted with the traditions of European rules presentation on majesty seals. In the picture ruler holds the sovereign crown in his hand. Gediminas' attempts for christening, which would open the way to the change of the state rank don't contradict the presumption that the majesty seal contained royal insignias although do not any information about the throne. The majesty seals of Vytautas and later Zygimantas Kęstutaitis show the ruler's throne, which is quite archaic for the beginning of the XV century. This could be explained by two presumptions: either the seals ofVytautas and Zygimantas Kęstutaitis reflected the real throne of that period, or his rank of the grand duke didn't allow him to use the same pictorial tradition, which is visible in Jogaila's majesty seal. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2009 |
| CC license |
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