| Description |
1 online resource (291 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). |
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text file |
| Series |
Late antique and early medieval Iberia ; 3
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Late antique and early medieval Iberia ; 3.
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Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-284) and index. |
| Contents |
Visions of the end in medieval Spain -- The census -- Introduction to the Geneva Beatus -- Geneva illustrations with apocalyptic storiae and the analysis of the images. |
| Access |
Open Access Unrestricted online access |
| Summary |
This is the first study to bring together all twenty-nine extant copies of the medieval Commentary on the Apocalypse, which was written by Spanish monk Beatus of Liebana. 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 -- Provided by the publisher. |
| Local Note |
Project Muse Project Muse Open Access |
| Subject |
Beatus, Saint, Presbyter of Liebana, -798. In Apocalipsin. |
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Manuscripts, Medieval -- Spain.
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Manuscripts, Medieval. |
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Spain. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books. .
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| Added Author |
Martin, Therese, editor.
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Project Muse, distributor.
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| ISBN |
9789048530014 |
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9048530016 |
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9462980624 |
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9789462980624 |
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