Apocalypse illuminated
Subtitle: the visual exegesis of Revelation in medieval illustrated manuscripts
By: Richard K. Emmerson
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780271078656
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Illustrations; Medieval Illumination of books and manuscripts; Bible; Manuscripts; Apocalypse in art
Other titles: Visual exegesis of Revelation in medieval illustrated manuscripts
Description: "Studies the illustration of Revelation in manuscripts from the ninth to the fifteenth century. Examines how twenty-five of the most important illustrated Apocalypses illustrate the biblical text and interpret it for diverse audiences"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: John's apocalypse and its interpretation; title: The first illustrated apocalypses; title: Beatus apocalypses and Spanish monasticism; title: The apocalypse allegorized, moralized, and historicized; title: The epitome of apocalypse illustration : the Anglo-French tradition; title: The apocalypse at the end of the Middle Ages.