Тау-крест в треугольнике на гравюрном портрете Франциска Скорины

ENIn the Ruthenian Bible published by Francysk Skaryna in Prague in 1517–1519, there was an engraved portrait of the publisher issued twice, framed on the left and right sides by two lions. These lions were holding herald shields with two signs of a triangular and quadrangular shape the semantic meaning whereof, despite all scholarly efforts, has not been disclosed until now. The article offers a new interpretation of the triangle which is to be understood as the Tau cross inscribed in the triangle, known as a church symbol in the West European tradition. Finally, an indirect, although clear connection of the sign to both Skaryna’s first name and the symbolic legacy of the Order of Friars Minor is demonstrated.

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