Visions of the End in Medieval Spain

Catalogue of Illustrated Beatus Commentaries on the Apocalypse and Study of the Geneva Beatus
0. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-94-6298-062-4
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press

Buch, Englisch, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 217 mm x 271 mm, Gewicht: 1122 g

Reihe: Late Antique and Early Medieval Iberia

This is the first study to bring together all twenty-nine extant copies of the medieval Commentary on the Apocalypse, which was originally written by Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana. John Williams, a renowned expert on the Commentary, shares a lifetime of study and offers new insights on these strikingly illustrated manuscripts. As he shows, the 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, John

Martin, Therese

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Völkerwanderung und Mittelalter
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Byzantinisch

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Editor's Foreword Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Chapter 1 Visions of the End In Medieval Spain: Introductory Essay Chapter 2 The Census: A Complete Register of Illustrated Beatus Commentaries and Fragments Chapter 3 Introduction to the Geneva Beatus Chapter 4 Geneva Illustrations with Apocalyptic Storiae and Analyses of the Images Appendix Geneva Beatus Codicological Construction Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Williams, John
John Williams (1928-2015) was distinguished professor emeritus of the history of art and architecture at the University of Pittsburgh.

Martin, Therese
Therese Martin is a tenured scholar at the CCHS-Instituto de Historia in Madrid, currently conducting research on "Reassessing the Roles of Women as 'Makers' of Medieval Art and Architecture" with funding from the European Research Council.

"https://haa.pitt.edu/people/john-williams-%E2%80%A0" target="_blank">John Williams (1928-2015) was distinguished professor emeritus of the history of art and architecture at the University of Pittsburgh. " http://cchs.csic.es/es/personal/therese.martin" target="_blank"> Therese Martin is a tenured scholar at the CCHS-Instituto de Historia in Madrid, currently conducting research on "Reassessing the Roles of Women as 'Makers' of Medieval Art and Architecture" with funding from the European Research Council.