... a word poem, in which figural images were superimposed onto the
grids of letters, to form a religious image. The genre was popularized
greatly by Porphyrius, who at the end of the fourth century produced a
series of poems for the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KqM3oIcG3HjOOm2pUsZZPTppLWAz0Q6LJcy6PhM6BvzrUnSkUWHRiCzBV8GW3ZWsJz8RDy8HTfAENcQTK4zDX8ne34Dbo8Gfr2_olE323po55DzVKzimVrsmCp_3K3s6MV4uJU0ccWw/s320/0rabanus_503_7l.jpg) |
by Hrabanus Mauru, Germany 12th c |
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by Hrabanus Mauru, Germany 12th c |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZuap2pvuc3ROSJ1cCBrKkAzj7uSJDn0kEJovWAgLRuCaCdLDB90dEA5hfPYZObV-C-JI0nqy_frxQeIqri9slSmH1NYANq34_lv8Gpuim5Leu5NI5nW3dPEDoDajwxMngGsuJ1GLV_w/s320/EGIDIJAcarmina22.jpg) |
Five Scrolls from France 14th c. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-HRxio8QWWSKVdWYe2oPDQUIyhK6ovATa7fc0SNfkKRuXt2Qy4wE0OUJi6PIUY4H1NMf05YRJJ7l8LVaaj7A5yNGSXX2NuHqIWlDMWfMLTaHqWK_c4NeOGciMEzow_D3qmEFaBDbQtw/s320/EGIDIJAcarmina20.jpg) |
Prayer book, France 14th c. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCzF_UTLs0iOjHQNGXdVmgaBj0opChKujh18pxI_bjZUQQXu5gCgFZ40a-1dRRJ_JeENK3Qf6vqR17ruHOsFNnv-xZ4i5361_hbxaOx3qHiWkPcX7K-pyiAiS08K0lvZfpK4Y-RQ-iXI/s320/EGIDIJAcarmina23.jpg) |
Five Scrolls from France 13th c. |
PS: These are NOT Greek pattern poems or Concrete poetry.
PPS Photos are from the British Library manuscript archives.
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