SUMMARY

Between December 2016 and February 2018, the author surveyed Jesus College, Cambridge (England) for graffiti, considering why and by whom the findings were made. 1,076 individual and identifiable examples dating from the late 16th to late 20th century were recorded including names, initials (and associated dates), apotropaic symbols and figurative graffiti. It is argued that not only does the graffiti suggest the various ways in which individuals 'made their mark' as a stamp of ownership over a particular space, but how they protected themselves against perceived malevolent forces. This article also represents the first comprehensive graffiti survey of the most historic buildings at the core of one of the oldest educational establishments in the UK.

概括

在2016年12月至2018年2月之间，作者调查了剑桥（英国）耶稣学院的涂鸦情况，并考虑了为什么以及由谁进行调查。记录了从16世纪末到20世纪末的1,076个个体和可识别的示例，包括名称，首字母（和相关日期），会音符号和象征性涂鸦。有人认为，涂鸦不仅暗示着人们以各种方式“标记自己的烙印”作为对特定空间所有权的印记，而且还暗示了他们如何保护自己免受感知的恶意力量的侵害。本文还代表了英国最古老的教育机构之一的核心，对最古老的建筑进行了首次全面涂鸦调查。