Actes de Vatopédi. I: Des Origines À 1329 [French]

By V Kravari, Ch Giros, J Bompaire

Le monast re de Vatop di a t fond aux alentours de 980 par un membrede l'aristocratie byzantine, qui, selon la l gende, tait originaired'Andrinople. Tr s vite, le monast re devint l'un des plus importants del'Athos. Son histoire jusqu' la fin du XIIe si cle est mal connue, car, pour cette poque ancienne, onze actes seulement sont conserv s. Enrevanche, les archives de Vatop di sont les plus riches de l'Athos pourles XIIIe-XVe si cles. De nombreux actes montrent les liens entre lemonast re et la plus haute aristocratie byzantine, et le r le qu'elle atenu dans l'enrichissement du monast re. Ce premier volume des Actes de Vatop di voque les l gendes relatives la fondation du monast re, retrace son histoire et celle de son domainefoncier l'Athos, en Mac doine, en Thrace et Lemnos, des origines 1329. Une tude particuli re sur le katholikon, architecture et d cor, claire aussi l'histoire de Vatop di cette poque. Viennent ensuite ladescription, l'analyse, le commentaire et l' dition de 68 actes, dont 43 taient jusqu'ici in dits, puis, en appendice, l'analyse d'un acte slaveet l' dition de deux faux. Tous les documents sont reproduits dans unalbum de 88 planches phototypiques. Parmi les actes, qui sont de types tr s vari s, on peut mentionner ladiataxis de Maxime, fondateur du monast re de Borein pr s dePhiladelphie, plusieurs testaments et une s rie d'actes de bail relatifs la plantation de vignes pr s de Thessalonique. The monastery of Vatopedi was founded around 980 by a member of theByzantine aristocracy, who, according to legend, was from Adrianople.The monastery quickly became one of the bigest of Mount Athos. Until theend of the 12th century, its history is poorly known, because, from thisearly period, only eleven documents are preserved. The archives ofVatopedi, however, are the richest of Mount Athos for the 13th-15thcenturies. Many documents illustrate the connections between themonastery and the highest Byzantine aristocracy as well as the part thelatter played in the aggrandizement of the monastery. This first volume of the Actes de Vatop di touches on the legendspertaining to the foundation of the monastery and traces its history aswell as that of its estates on Mount Athos, in Macedonia, Thrace andLemnos island from the origins to 1329. A special study on thekatholikon, including its architecture and decoration, also sheds lighton the history of Vatopedi during this period. Then follow thedescription, analysis, commentary and edition of 69 documents, 43 ofwhich were previously unpublished; an appendix presents the analysis ofa Slavic document and the edition of two fakes. All of these documentsare reproduced in an album comprising 88 phototypic plates. Among these documents, which are of very diverse types, it is worthmentioning especially the diataxis of Maximos, the founder of themonastery of Boreine near Philadelphia, as well as several wills and aseries of deeds of lease pertaining to vine planting near Thessalonike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2283604214
• ISBN13: 9782283604212
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 495 Pages