The christian topography of Kosmas Indikipleustes
Subtitle: Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Plut. 9.28 : the map of the universe redrawn in the Sixth century
By: with a contribution on the Slavic recensions ; edited by Jeffrey C. Anderson ; contributions by Jeffrey C. Anderson ... [et al.].
Edition: 1. ed.
Series: Folia picta -- 3; Folia picta -- 3.
Publisher: Edizioni di storia e letteratura; Storia e Letteratura
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Roma
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9788863724028
Subjects: Cosmography; History; Biblical cosmology; Byzantine Illumination of books and manuscripts; Manuscripts, Greek (Medieval and modern); Byzantine Manuscripts; Biblioteca medicea laurenziana
Description: "The Christian Topography was composed near the middle of the sixth century of our era. Its author set out to replace the classical conception of the universe with a radically different one that could accommodate the handful of biblical references to the terrestrial and heavenly worlds as well as everyday experience. The Florence manuscript, attributed to the middle of the eleventh century, is one of only three surviving witnesses to the entire Greek text with illustrations. This first complete publication of the manuscript sets out the history of the book, its physical structure, the work of its scribe and that of subsequent annotators. The illuminator and his contribution are examined, as are the materials used in painting the miniatures. The diagrams and illustrations, all reproduced in color, are described and their inscriptions transcribed. Final essays are devoted to the intellectual milieu in which the text was created and a framework for the study of the illustrated Slavic versions."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [93]-109) and index.