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Flemish Apocalypse
f.1r Scenes from the life of St John
f. 2r St. John on Patmos. The vision of Christ and seven candlesticks and the seven churches of Asia
The Bibliothèque nationale de France manuscript is unique amongst illustrated Apocalypse codices. It features the artwork of exceptionally talented miniaturists who recreate the illustrations customary in this type of text, whilst incorporating motifs found in no other artistic tradition. The spectacular visionary nature and enigmatic atmosphere of each miniature are the perfect complement to the text.
Some of the features peculiar to its miniatures make this codex a faithful reflection of the Flemish thinking of that period.
This manuscript constitutes the culmination of pre-Van Eyck realism in terms of both form and contents.
Flemish Apocalypse
"Unique and unrepeatable first edition, strictly limited to 987 numbered and authenticated copies"
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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Shelf Mark: ms. néerlandais 3.
c. 1400-1410.
Size: 340 x 250 mm.
50 pages, 23 full-page illuminations decorated with gold.
Bound in deep red leather .
Leather case.
Commentary volume (224 p.).
ISBN: 978-84-96400-03-0
c. 1400-1410.
Size: 340 x 250 mm.
50 pages, 23 full-page illuminations decorated with gold.
Bound in deep red leather .
Leather case.
Commentary volume (224 p.).
ISBN: 978-84-96400-03-0
Commentary volume
Contents:
From the editor to the reader
Mediaeval painting in the Netherlands
Jos Koldeweij (Professor of medieval art history, Radboud University, Nijmegen)
The Flemish Apocalypse (Bibliothèque nationale de France, néerlandais 3)
Nelly de Hommel (Art historian, University of Amsterdam)
Transcription and translation
Nelly de Hommel
Bibliography and contents
ISBN: 978-84-88526-98-4
From the editor to the reader
Mediaeval painting in the Netherlands
Jos Koldeweij (Professor of medieval art history, Radboud University, Nijmegen)
The Flemish Apocalypse (Bibliothèque nationale de France, néerlandais 3)
Nelly de Hommel (Art historian, University of Amsterdam)
Transcription and translation
Nelly de Hommel
Bibliography and contents
ISBN: 978-84-88526-98-4