Gulbenkian Apocalypse

On the masterpiece of English illumination

Second edition of the Gulbenkian Apocalypse art book. Features an in-depth analysis of this medieval illuminated manuscript (13th century) by experts, commentary on every illumination in this apocalypse (299 images) and transcripts of its texts. Splendid cloth binding with French-style flyleaves.

'I seek not first-class books but veritable masterpieces'  wrote the engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (1869 - 1955) in a letter to Tommasso de Marinis in 1946.
 

'The Apocalypse with commentaries by Berengaud, made in England in c. 1265-1275, is undeniably one of the most outstanding works  in the Gulbenkian collection, not only because of the remarkably lively and dramatic miniatures that illustrate the Bible text, but also because it is one of a small group of three Apocalypse manuscripts illuminated in England in the late 13th century.'

Isabel Mota
President. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

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Gulbenkian Apocalypse John watches two angels pour God’s boiling wine of wrath upon the earth. 

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Gulbenkian Apocalypse The Antichrist goes to war against the saints; the Lord orders his angel to punish the ungodly; the Virgin and Child.
Gulbenkian Apocalypse On the masterpiece of English illumination
Gulbenkian Apocalypse On the masterpiece of English illumination
Gulbenkian Apocalypse On the masterpiece of English illumination
Gulbenkian Apocalypse On the masterpiece of English illumination
Gulbenkian Apocalypse On the masterpiece of English illumination
Gulbenkian Apocalypse On the masterpiece of English illumination
Gulbenkian Apocalypse On the masterpiece of English illumination
Gulbenkian Apocalypse On the masterpiece of English illumination
Gulbenkian Apocalypse On the masterpiece of English illumination
Gulbenkian Apocalypse On the masterpiece of English illumination
Gulbenkian Apocalypse On the masterpiece of English illumination
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Second edition of the Gulbenkian Apocalypse art book. Features an in-depth analysis of this medieval illuminated manuscript (13th century) by experts, commentary on every illumination in this apocalypse (299 images) and transcripts of its texts. Splendid cloth binding with French-style flyleaves.

'I seek not first-class books but veritable masterpieces'  wrote the engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (1869 - 1955) in a letter to Tommasso de Marinis in 1946.
 

'The Apocalypse with commentaries by Berengaud, made in England in c. 1265-1275, is undeniably one of the most outstanding works  in the Gulbenkian collection, not only because of the remarkably lively and dramatic miniatures that illustrate the Bible text, but also because it is one of a small group of three Apocalypse manuscripts illuminated in England in the late 13th century.'

Isabel Mota
President. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

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Technical sheet:
  • Size: 225x335mm
  • Pages: 376
  • Illustrations: 299  
  • Language: English & Spanish
  • ISBN: 978-84-16509-38-6
CONTENTS
  • Preface - Isabel Mota
  • From the editor to the reader. - Manuel Moleiro
  • The illustrated apocalypse in thirteenth century England and its historical contex - Nigel Morgan
  • The Apocalypse illustrations - Nigel Morgan
  • The commentary illustrations - Suzanne Lewis
  • Style, painting techniques, date and place of production - Nigel Morgan
  • Codicological and paleographical description - Aires Nascimento - Michelle P. Brown 
  • Transcription of the text - Aires Nascimento 
  • Description of illustration and translation of the text - Nigel Moran – Suzanne Lewis - Raquel Somoano
  • Summary description of illustration and text
  • Bibliography
Authors:
  • Manuel Moleiro - Publisher
  • Isabel Mota - Presidenta de la Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
  • Nigel Morgan -  Professor of Art History, University of Cambridge
  • Suzanne Lewis - Professor of Art History, Stanford University.
  • Aires Nascimento - Professor at the Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon
  • Michelle P. Brown - Professor of medieval manuscript studies, University of London

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