The Beatus maps : the revelation of the world in the Middle Ages / Sandra Sáenz-López Pérez ; translated by Peter Krakenberger, Gerry Coldham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sáenz-López Pérez, Sandra, author.

Contributor:

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Beatus, Saint, Presbyter of Liebana, -798--Manuscripts.

Beatus.

Beatus, Saint, Presbyter of Liebana, -798.

Beatus, Saint, -798.

Manuscript maps--Early works to 1800.

Manuscript maps.

World maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.

World maps, Manuscript.

Manuscript maps--Illustrations.

Manuscripts, Medieval--Illustrations.

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Geography, Medieval--Maps.

Geography, Medieval.

Cartography.

History.

Manuscripts.

Cartography--History--To 1500.

Local Subjects:

Beatus, Saint, -798.

Genre:

Maps.

Early works.

History.

Illustrated works.

Manuscripts.

Physical Description:

347 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Burgos : Siloé arte y bibliofilia, 2014.

Summary:

Towards the end of the eighth century, Beatus of Liébana composed the Commentary on the Apocalypse in the monastery of San Martín de Turieno. Although it has not come down to us in its original state, this work is well known thanks to the numerous copies of it that were made in succeeding centuries, and which have led to its status as one of the great creations of medieval art. The Beatus manuscripts are especially acclaimed on account of their expressive illustrations. Among them stands out the marvelous mappa mundi that displays the evangelization of the world by the apostles. This image, already present in the archetype manuscript, experienced an interesting evolution as the Commentary on the Apocalypse was copied and edited between the tenth and thirteenth centuries. Today fourteen of these mappae mundi are conserved, to which we may add other works of cartography derived from or related to them. All of these maps constitute the object of the scrutiny of this book, which studies their evolution attending not only to the manuscript context in which they appear, but also to the European cartographic context. so as to arrive duly at a reconstruction of the original eight century Beatus map.

Contents:

Beatus of Liébana, his Commentary on the Apocalypse and the manuscripts which contain the mappa mundi

The mappae mundi of the Beatus codices

The elements of the physical geography of the world

The apostolic lands

The fabled lands

Regions, provinces and cities

The world between the eighth and thirteenth centuries and the Beatus mappae mundi, by way of conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-342) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

ISBN:

9788494199110

8494199110

OCLC:

872629986

Publisher Number:

9788494199110

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