TY - BOOK AU - Williams,John AU - Martin,Therese TI - Visions of the end in medieval Spain: catalogue of illustrated Beatus commentaries on the Apocalypse and study of the Geneva Beatus T2 - Late antique and early medieval Iberia SN - 9789048530014 AV - ND3361.R52 B436 2017eb U1 - 745.67 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Amsterdam PB - Amsterdam University Press KW - Beatus, KW - Beatus KW - In Apocalipsin (Beatus, Saint, Presbyter of Liebana) KW - fast KW - Genfer Beatus KW - gnd KW - Beatus-Apokalypsen KW - Manuscripts, Medieval KW - Spain KW - History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400 KW - bicssc KW - ART KW - Folk & Outsider Art KW - bisacsh KW - CRAFTS & HOBBIES KW - Folkcrafts KW - Buchmalerei KW - Illuminierte Handschrift KW - Italien KW - S�ud KW - Spanien KW - manuscripts KW - spain KW - commentary on the apocalypse KW - beatus KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-284) and index; Visions of the end in medieval Spain -- The census -- Introduction to the Geneva Beatus -- Geneva illustrations with apocalyptic storiae and the analysis of the images; Open Access N2 - "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 Li�ebana. 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 within the shifting context of the Middle Ages. Of special interest is a discussion of the recently discovered Geneva copy: one of only three commentaries to be written outside of the Iberian Peninsula, this manuscript shows both close affinities to the Spanish model and fascinating deviations from it in terms of its script and style of illustrations"--Publisher UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1560270 ER -