Therese Martín (IH) editora del libro "Visions of the End in Medieval Spain" de John Williams

Lunes, 24 Abril, 2017

Se publica el libro Visions of the End in Medieval Spain. Catalogue of Illustrated Beatus Commentaries on the Apocalypse and Study of the Geneva Beatus de John Williams editado por Therese Martín (IH, CCHS-CSIC).

 

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 Liébana. 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.

John Williams (1928-2015) was distinguished professor emeritus of the history of art and architecture at the University of Pittsburgh.

Therese Martin is a tenured scholar at the CCHSInstituto de Historia in Madrid, currently conducting research on "Reassessing the Roles of Women as 'Makers' of Medieval Art and Architecture” with funding from the European Research Council.

 

John Williams. Visions of the End in Medieval Spain. Catalogue of Illustrated Beatus Commentaries on the Apocalypse and Study of the Geneva Beatus, edited by Therese Martín. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2017. 292 pages. Series: Late Antique and Early Medieval Iberia.
ISBN 97 894 6298 062 4
e-ISBN 97 890 4853 001 4

Cubierta del libro
Dpto. de Estudios Medievales
Redes de Poder en las Sociedades Medievales