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Résumé
Cet article retrace le périple des manuscrits antiques à partir d’un foyer de condensation, la bibliothèque alexandrine, puis de leur diaspora qui a suivi sa destruction pour finalement se transmettre à l’Europe de la Renaissance. Saisi à partir de sa fonction mnémonique dans le passage entre l’oralité et l’écriture, puis de sa valeur de prestige dans la constellation alexandrine, le manuscrit antique, à travers ses mutations et ses trajectoires, agit comme vecteur de constitution et de transmission culturelle. On peut ainsi apprécier le rôle des bibliothèques au sein d’une dynamique de condensation puis de dissémination des savoirs.
Abstract
This article follows the journey of ancient manuscripts from a center of condensation, the Library of Alexandria, through the diaspora that followed its destruction and into its dissemination during the Renaissance in Europe. Understood, first, from the point of view of its mnemonic function in the passage from orality to writing and second, from its prestige value as part of the Alexandrian constellation, the ancient manuscript, vector of representations, is saved from the flames, wanders and ends up contributing to the intellectual awakening of Europe during the Renaissance. This journey emphasizes the role of libraries within the dynamic of condensation and dissemination of knowledge. It tries to grasp how the book, through its mutations and trajectories, acts as a vector of cultural constitution and transmission.
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