Catalogue thematique des tapisseries coptes du musee historique des tissus de lyon

par Yvonne Bourgon-Amir

Thèse de doctorat en ART ET ARCHEOLOGIE

Sous la direction de Gérard Godron.

Soutenue en 1988

à Montpellier 3 .

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Résumé

Introduction a d'ou viennent ces tissus et qui sont les coptes? b a quoi servaient ces tissus? quelles est leur place dans l'histoire de l'art? d est-il possible de les dater? i scenes 1 le theme imperial, scenes de chasse, combats de gladiateurs, scenes de guerre. 2 scenes bucoliques; 3 scenes bibliques et chretiennes; 4 scenes mythologiques. 5 scenes non identifiees. Ii figures seules, 1 portraits, bustes, masques; 2 figures en pied, vetues; nues. Iii symboles, l'arbre de vie; symboles chretiens, symboles islamiques; et motifs decoratifs, qui furent peut-etre un jour des symboles : motifs sassanides, coupes d'offrandes, "calices de vie", suites de coeurs. Iv animaux allant de l'ours a l'abeille, y compris les animaux fantastiques. V plantes : 1 plantes naturalistes; 2 rinceaux, tiges courbes; 3 rameaux tiges droites; 4 fleurons, fleurs vues de profil; 5 rosaces, fleurs vues de dessus. Vi motifs abstraits, generalement bicolores, entrelacs, meandres; gemmes. Vii le reste : les incomprehensibles; les petits bouts, trop incomplets pour etre etudies.

Titre traduit

Thematic catalogue of the coptic tapesties of the musee historique des tissus de lyon

Résumé

Introduction a. Where do these materials come from? who are the copts? b. What was the use of these materials? c. Where do they stand in art history? d. Is it possible to tell the period of time they belong to? i. The scenes : 1 the imperial theme, hunting scenes, gladiators, war scenes. 2 bucolic scenes 3 biblic and christian scenes; 4 mythologic scenes. Ii the solitary characters, who are considered as solitary because they don't play any part : 1 portraits, half-length characters, masks; 2 full-length characters, dressed or in the nude. Iii the symbols : the tree of life, christian symbols, islamic symbols and ornemental motifs, that were once symbolic : sasanian motifs, arcades offering cups and baskets, "life-chalices", hearts. Iv the animals, ranging from a bear, including imaginary animals. V the plants : 1 naturalistic plants; 2 scrolls, curved stems; 3 boughs, stiff stems; 4 florets, flowers seen standing out; 5 roses, flowers seen from above. Vi abstract motifs, most of them two-colored, interlaced patterns, tresses windings; gems. . . Vii miscellaneous : incomprehensible; bits, too small to be connected with anything else.