Искусства и ремесла Средневековья

356 A1·ts and C1·afts in the Middle Ages

Тhеге is an amusing rhymed Explicit in an еагlу fifteenth century сору of Froissa1·t:

"1, Raoul Tanquy, who never was drunk (Or hardly more than judge or monk,) On fourth of July finished this book, Then to drink at the Tabouret myself took, \Vith Pylon and boon companions more Who tripe \\'ith onions and garlic adore."

But if some of the monks complained or made sport of their ,voгk, there wеге others to ,vhoш it was а divine inspiration, апd wlюse affection fог their craft was al­ most faпatic, an anecdote being r·elated of one of them, ,vho, ,vl1en аЬонt to die, гefнsccl to Ье parted fгom the book upon which he · had besto,ved mнcl1 of l1is life's energy, and who clнtched it in his last agony so that even death should not take it from him. The goocl Othlonus of Ratisbon congгatulatcs hiшself upon his o,vn ability in а spiгit of lшmility evcn \Vhile he rejoices in his g1·eat skill; he says: " I think ргоре1· to add an account of the great kno,vledge апd capacity fог writing ,vhich ,vas given ше Ьу tl1c Loгd in шу childhood. \Уhев as yet а little child, I ,vas sent to school and quickly leaшed my Ietteщ and I Ьеgап loвg before the time of Jearning, авd ,vitЬout any 01·der from ту masteг, to learn the art of юiting. Uпdeгtaking this in а furtive and unusнal manner, and ,vithout any teacheг, I got а haЬit of holdiпg my реп ,vrongly, nor were any of my teacl1ers afteпvaгds аЫе to сопесt ше оп tl1at point." This vегу huшan touch comes do,vn to us through the