Beato de Liébana
Subtitle: códice de Fernando I y Doña Sancha cuyo original se encuentra en la Biblioteca Nacional, Vitr. 14-2.
Contributors: Facundus, fl. 1047.; Beatus, Saint, Presbyter of Liebana, d. 798.; Jerome, Saint, d. 419 or 20.; Biblioteca Nacional (Spain).
Publisher: Biblioteca Nacional; M. Moleiro Editor
Published: 1994
Place of publication: [Madrid]; Barcelona
Language: lat
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Bible. N.T. Revelation -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.; Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Spain -- Madrid -- Facsimiles.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- Facsimiles.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mozarabic -- Facsimiles.
Genres: Facsimiles.
Other titles: Bible. N.T. Revelation. Latin. Ms. Biblioteca Nacional (Spain) Vit. 14-2.
Notes: All text in Latin.
Full-color facsimile of the ms. dating from 1047, famous for its decoration.
Title and imprint information from slip mounted on inside of lower cover.
The text is primarily (ff. 30-264) commentary (Stegmüller's version III) by Beatus of Liebana on the Book of Revelation, followed by St. Jerome's commentary on the Book of Daniel (ff. 267-316); continuous (Latin) text of the Book of Revelation (ff. 19-30) precedes Beatus's commentary and is again repeated within it in small segments; no continuous text of the Book of Daniel.
Leaf 316a: Explicit Explanatio Danielis prophete, Deo gratias; Facundus scripsit ...
Edition limited to 777 copies numbered in arabic, 77 numbered in roman, and 7 designated A-G.
LC has copy numbered XXXVII, presented to the Librarian of Congress by Biblioteca Nacional of Spain on 22 Oct. 1999.
A companion volume of studies (ISBN 8488526024) by Manuel Sánchez Mariana and Joaquín Yarza Luaces was issued in same year under title: El Beato de Liébana.