1st Edition
The Velislav Bible, Finest Picture-Bible of the Late Middle Ages Biblia depicta as Devotional, Mnemonic and Study Tool
Edited By Lenka Panusková
Copyright 2018
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Velislav Bible is one of the most beautiful medieval Bohemian manuscripts. It is a heavily illustrated manuscript that contains only short selections of the text, that instruct the reader about the story depicted. The last picture in the manuscript shows a man kneeling before St. Catherine, identified as Velislav, hence the name of the manuscript. The Bible comprises stories from the Books of... Read more
I. Studying the Velislav Bible: An Overview, II. Text and Image in the Velislav Bible: To the Interpretation of an Illuminated Codex, III. The Velislav Bible in the Context of the Late Medieval Biblical Narratives and Mnemotechnics, IV. The Books of Genesis and Exodus in the Picture Bibles: Looking for an Audience, V. Life of Antichrist in the Velislav Bible, VI. Ostensio thesaurum Antichristi: Iconography of the Pictorial Narrative Vita Antichristi in the Velislav Bible, VII. Ibi predicit hominibus: Searching for the Practical Function of the Velislav Bible, VIII. Edition of the Tituli, Primary Sources, Bibliography, List of Manuscripts, List of Illustrations, General Index
Biography
Lenka Panu.ková has been working at the Department of Medieval Art of Institute of Art History, Czech Academy of Sciences since 2009. In her career, she has taught at the Charles University and University in Ostrava. Her main areas of interest include medieval iconography, female spirituality, illuminated manuscripts and their functions, astronomy and astrology in the Middle Ages and the art of Anglo-Saxon England.
