Visions of the End in Medieval Spain: Catalogue of Illustrated Beatus Commentaries on the Apocalypse and Study of the Geneva Beatus

John Williams; Therese Martin

book: Visions of the End in Medieval Spain

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2017

Visions of the End in Medieval Spain

Catalogue of Illustrated Beatus Commentaries on the Apocalypse and Study of the Geneva Beatus

John Williams and Therese Martin

Volume 3 in the series Late Antique and Early Medieval Iberia

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048530014

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

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.

Reviews

"Williams' latest book will become a landmark where Western apocalyptic tradition is concerned, as well as a reference monograph for specialists in medieval art, manuscript studies, book illumination, and medieval Iberia and Spanish history." - Bulletin for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies, Volume 42, Issue 2, Alicia Miguélez Cavero, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	1
Contents Open Access Download PDF	7
Editor’s Foreword Open Access Download PDF	17
Acknowledgements Open Access Download PDF	19
1. Visions of the End in Medieval Spain Introductory Essay Open Access Download PDF	21
2. The Census A Complete Register of Illustrated Beatus Commentaries and Fragments Open Access Download PDF	67
3. Introduction to the Geneva Beatus Open Access Download PDF	149
4. Geneva Illustrations with Apocalyptic Storiae and Analysis of the Images Open Access Download PDF	167
Appendix Geneva Beatus Codicological Construction Open Access Download PDF	269
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	273
Index of People Open Access Download PDF	285
Index of Places Open Access Download PDF	286
Index of Subjects Open Access Download PDF	288

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Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 292
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 61
- Coloured Illustrations: 103
- Other: 105 color plates, 30 halftones, 2 line drawings
Keywords: Beatus; Commentary on the Apocalypse; Spain; manuscripts

eBook

Published: April 6, 2017
ISBN: 9789048530014