… The depiction of the family lineage dates back to the “Tree of Jesse” (root or stock), which can be seen in medieval European manuscripts and church windows, indicating that Jesus was of the lineage of Jesse. The earliest record of the “Tree of Jesse” dates back to 1097, when Guillaume de Tournay brought a candlestick in the shape of the “Tree of Jesse” from the East, and it can also be seen in the stained glass windows of the Church of Saint-Denis, made in the 12th century. Based on the passage in Isaiah 11:1 in the Old Testament, “A shoot will come out of the stump of Jesse (the father of David), and from its roots a branch will grow up that will bear fruit, and the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him,” the tree depicts branches (or grape vines) growing from the chest or mouth of the sleeping elderly Jesse, and the branches leading to the central figure of Christ represent the successive kings of Judea. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Guillaume de Tournay" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 家系を図示するのはヨーロッパ中世の写本や教会の窓に見られるイエスがエッサイの家系であることを示す〈エッサイの木(根または株)〉にさかのぼる。〈エッサイの木〉の最も古い記録は,1097年にギヨーム・ド・トゥルネGuillaume de Tournayが東方から〈エッサイの木〉をかたどった燭台をもたらしたというのにさかのぼり,12世紀に作られたサン・ドニ教会のステンドグラスにも見られる。旧約聖書《イザヤ書》第11章1節に,〈エッサイ(ダビデの父)の株から一つの芽が出てその根から一つの若枝が生えて実を結び,その上に主の霊がとどまる〉とあるのに基づき,眠っている老エッサイの胸または口から枝(またはブドウの蔓)が伸び,中央のキリスト像まで歴代のユダヤの王を分枝に描いたものである。… ※「ギヨーム・ド・トゥルネ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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