Visions Of The End In Medieval Spain: Catalogue Of Illustrated Beatus Commentaries On The Apocalypse And Study Of The Geneva Beatus (late Antique And Early Medieval Iberia)
by John Williams /
2017 / English / PDF
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This is the first study to bring together all twenty-nine extant
copies of the medieval
This is the first study to bring together all twenty-nine extant
copies of the medievalCommentary on the Apocalypse
Commentary on the Apocalypse, which
was written by Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana. John Williams, a
renowned expert on the
, which
was written by Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana. John Williams, a
renowned expert on theCommentary
Commentary, shares a lifetime of
study and offers new insights on these strikingly illustrated
manuscripts. As he shows, the
, shares a lifetime of
study and offers new insights on these strikingly illustrated
manuscripts. As he shows, theCommentary
Commentary responded to
differing monastic needs within the shifting context of the
Middle Ages. Of special interest is a discussion of the recently
discovered Geneva copy: one of only three commentaries to be
written outside of the Iberian Peninsula, this manuscript shows
both close affinities to the Spanish model and fascinating
deviations from it in terms of its script and style of
illustrations.
responded to
differing monastic needs within the shifting context of the
Middle Ages. Of special interest is a discussion of the recently
discovered Geneva copy: one of only three commentaries to be
written outside of the Iberian Peninsula, this manuscript shows
both close affinities to the Spanish model and fascinating
deviations from it in terms of its script and style of
illustrations.
