| Title |
Mikalojaus Daukšos POSTILĖS marginalijos / |
| Translation of Title |
Marginalia in Mikalojus Daukša’s Postilla. |
| Authors |
Jankauskas, Benas ; Maskuliūnas, Bronius |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Jaunųjų mokslininkų darbai.. Šiauliai : VšĮ Šiaulių universiteto leidykla. 2012, Nr. 3(36), p. 54-59.. ISSN 1648-8776 |
| Keywords [eng] |
marginalia ; postil (postilla) ; printing trades ; gloss ; rubric ; scholium |
| Abstract [eng] |
Marginalia is an important auxiliary structural element of a book, especially important for the research into of the history of the book. The paper analyses marginalia of the first part of Mikalojus Daukša’s Postilla; they are divided into three major groups: glosses, rubrics, and scholia. According to the specially designed classification of marginalia, these groups are further subdivided into subgroups based on the functions they perform. The research has shown that marginalia in Mikalojus Daukša’s Postilla most often perform an auxiliary function – they indicate what is narrated in a concrete paragraph, explain a foreign word, inform about the source of the quotation, and help the reader not to get lost in the text, to follow the line of the story and the chronology of the events. Another function of marginalia is an opportunity for the translator of Postilla, Mikalojus Daukša, to demonstrate in the margins the beauty of the Lithuanian language, the richness and variety of its vocabulary and the wealth of words to the reader. In publishing books in the later period, printed marginalia were gradually abandoned, until they have disappeared completely. Their disappearance can be explained by various reasons: glosses became unnecessary with the establishment of the literary language; rubrics became extinct because with the passage of time and development in printing capabilities they evolved into the present-day titles of chapters and sections of books, while scholia simply moved to the notes and footnotes. |
| Published |
Šiauliai : VšĮ Šiaulių universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2012 |
