1st Edition
Visions of the End in Medieval Spain Catalogue of Illustrated Beatus Commentaries on the Apocalypse and Study of the Geneva Beatus
292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
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... Read more
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.
Biography
John Williams (1928-2015) was distinguished professor emeritus of the history of art and architecture at the University of Pittsburgh.
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.
