Bosančica
The Bosančica ( Bosnian script ) [ bɔˈsantʃitsa ] is a western form of the Cyrillic script that was widespread from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina and central Dalmatia ( Croatia ).
Bosančica has features of both Cyrillic and Glagolitic script . The numerical system is based on the Glagoliza.
Other common in South Slavic language area designations are: bosanica ( Stjepan Zlatović ) bosanska azbukva (Ivan Bercic) bosanska Ćirilica ( Franjo Rački ) hrvatsko-bosanska Ćirilica ( Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski ) Bosansko-Dalmacija Ćirilica ( vatroslav jagić ) bosanska brzopisna grafija (EF Karskij) Zapadna varijanta ćirilskog brzopisa ( Petar Đorđić ) Zapadna (bosanska) Ćirilica ( Stjepan Ivsic ) harvacko pismo ( Dmine Papalić ) rvasko pismo, arvatica, arvacko pismo ( Povaljska listina ) poljičica, Poljička azbukvica (in the region the former Republic of Poljica - Frane Ivanišević ), sarpski (fra Antun Depope).
Writing monuments
The Bosnian script has come down to us in numerous documents:
- Humac tablet as the oldest document
- Sections of the Bible from the 14th and 15th centuries
- numerous documents from the 12th to 15th centuries
- Grave inscriptions from the 11th to 15th centuries
- Poljica statute ( Poljički statut) , which was written in Bosnian script in 1440
- The Roman Catholic Church ran a seminary in Omiš , where the Bosančica was used until the 19th century.
- Papalić's copy of the Croatian Chronicle around 1510
- liturgical texts of the Roman Catholic Church, including a breviary printed in 1520
- Statute poljičke bratovštine Sv. Kuzme i Damjana from 1619
- The Franciscans (OFM) developed a rich religious literature, shaped by the Counter - Reformation , since 1611 .
After the Ottoman conquest in 1463, the Islamic nobility continued to use the Bosnian script, which is why it was also known as Begovica ( script of the Beis ). In the 17th century the Arabic script prevailed in Bosnia; individual families and individuals retained their knowledge of the Bosnian script well into the 20th century.
The Bosančica was founded by the Franciscans Matija Divković , I. Bandulavić , P. Posilović (and others), in Dubrovnik in diplomacy (= doctrine of documents), in Dubrovački lekcionar at the beginning of the 16th century and in Libro od mnozijeh razloga in 1520 (u a) used.
Croatian glagoljaši and magnates used the Bosančica. Examples are: Keglevići , Frankopanen , Petar Kružić (among others).