Furius Dionysius Filocalus
Furius Dionysius Filocalus (also Philocalus ) was a Roman calligrapher . He lived in the 4th century.
Some researchers ascribe to him the invention of the monumental uppercase alphabet of late Latin inscriptions. On behalf of Pope Damasus I , he designed the epigrammata Damasiana , written by Damasus, for the Roman martyrs and popes. On the epitaph for the martyr Eusebius , he described himself as an admirer and friend of Damasus. From this it is concluded that he was a significant person, if not a Christian aristocrat . His earliest and most important work from today's perspective is the 354 chronograph , which he made for the wealthy Christian aristocrat Valentinus. This work contains the earliest full-page illustrations in western art history. It is the only surviving complete Roman calendar from the 4th century.
literature
- Ursula Reutter: Damasus, Bishop of Rome (366–384). Life and work. Mohr Siebeck, Reutlingen 2009, ISBN 978-3-16-149848-0 . P. 16 ff.
- Michele Renee Salzman: Chronograph from 354. In: Der Neue Pauly (DNP). Volume 2, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01472-X , Sp. 1172-1174.
- Michele Renee Salzman: Filocalus, Furius Dionysius. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 4, Metzler, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-476-01474-6 , Sp. 518.
- Peter Lebrecht Schmidt : The picture calendar of Filocalus. In: Reinhart Herzog (ed.): Restoration and renewal. The Latin literature from 284 to 374 AD (= Handbook of the Latin Literature of Antiquity , Volume 5). CH Beck, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-406-31863-0 , pp. 178-180
- Konrad Weidemann and Margarete Weidemann: Roman state calendars from late antiquity. The Roman state calendars handed down by Furius Dionisius Filocalus and Polemius Silvius and their historical classification (monographs of the RGZM, volume 130) , Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-7954-3161-7 .
- Johannes Divjak and Wolfgang Wischmeyer (eds.): The calendar manual from 354 - The chronograph of the Filocalus . 2 volumes. Holzhausen, Vienna 2014 (digital copies: Volume 1 - The picture part of the chronograph , Volume 1 - The text part - Lists of the administration ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Furius Dionysius Filocalus in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Filocalus, Furius Dionysius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Philocalus, Furius Dionysius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | roman calligrapher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century or 5th century |