De corpo e alma: a materialidade da escrita e a subjetividade autógrafa

Abstract

The object of the present paper is to aknowledge two ecclesiastic manuscripts, from brazilian colonial period (1753 and 1759), in its material composition in order to verify the existence of subjectivity elementents, even those created within institutional standards. Through palaeographical analisys, used as investigation technique, the comparative analytical method is used to bring out the identity of each writing, in an interdisciplinary view envolving history, filology and graphology, as well as palaeography as reading and critical instrument. After situating the documents in their production contexts, shown through ecclesiastical history of Rio Grande do Sul, the writing of Father Thomaz Clarque and Ignacio de Souza Maciel will be analysed and compared, showing similarities and differences that blend with their personal paths. The trace of the cursive script, the spelling matters and the linking between the words determinate the identity of each writing, as well as conect them with the reality they are situated within.