| Visions of the End in Medieval Spain: Catalogue of Illustrated Beatus Commentaries on the Apocalypse and Study of the Geneva Beatus Contributor(s): Williams, John (Author), Martin, Therese (Author) |
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ISBN: 9462980624 ISBN-13: 9789462980624 Publisher: Amsterdam University Press OUR PRICE: $222.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Medieval |
| Series: Late Antique and Early Medieval Iberia |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.5" W x 10.5" (2.51 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Li bana. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Martin, Therese: - Therese Martin is a scholar in the Instituto de Historia at the Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales in Madrid.Williams, John: - John Williams (1928-2015) was distinguished professor of the history of art and architecture at the University of Pittsburgh. |