Following Hans Blumenberg, this essay studies the genealogy of the idea of originality in a medieval metaphor characterizing the church interior as a "meadow" or λειμῶν (leimôn). Scholars focusing on this metaphor have neglected its use as a description of artistic process. Procopius of Caesarea, John of Damascus, and Leo VI, "the Wise." form the basis of this study, which argues that compiling anthologies (Lat. florilegia, lit. "gatherings of flowers") provided a preliminary description of invention. This metaphor, in turn, laid an initial groundwork for modern writers, including Montesquieu, who sought to theorize originality against the language of manual labor.

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提升灵魂的草甸：在拜占庭教堂内部作为选集的独创性

跟随汉斯·布鲁门伯格 (Hans Blumenberg)，这篇文章研究了中世纪比喻中独创性观念的谱系，该比喻将教堂内部描述为“草地”或 λειμῶν (leimôn)。关注这个比喻的学者忽略了它作为艺术过程描述的用途。凯撒利亚的普罗科匹乌斯、大马士革的约翰和利奥六世，“智者”。构成这项研究的基础，该研究认为汇编选集（拉丁语 florilegia, lit. "gatherings of flowers"）提供了对发明的初步描述。反过来，这个比喻为现代作家奠定了初步基础，包括孟德斯鸠，他们试图将原创性与体力劳动的语言进行理论化。