Signed and dated in 1313 by its illuminator, Colin Chadelve, this Apocalypse is a unique creation apparently designed to cater for its patron's demanding requirements. The images in this manuscript are extraordinary in terms of both their abundance and the quality of their pictorial technique. This codex features the longest iconographic cycle of the Book of Revelation of the entire Middle Ages.
The radiant colours, contrasting gold hues and lavish illustrations of the Apocalypse and Hell also transform this codex into a unique treasure.
Today's privileged readers can observe the merciless punishments meted out to the damned in Hell thanks to the wealth of details in the artist's representations of the most horrific and surprising tortures.
Signed and dated in 1313 by its illuminator, Colin Chadelve, this Apocalypse is a unique creation apparently designed to cater for its patron's demanding requirements. The images in this manuscript are extraordinary in terms of both their abundance and the quality of their pictorial technique. This codex features the longest iconographic cycle of the Book of Revelation of the entire Middle Ages.
The radiant colours, contrasting gold hues and lavish illustrations of the Apocalypse and Hell also transform this codex into a unique treasure.
Today's privileged readers can observe the merciless punishments meted out to the damned in Hell thanks to the wealth of details in the artist's representations of the most horrific and surprising tortures.
Details
Size: 220 x 330 mm Pages: 280 Illustrations: 180 full-colour Language: Spanish (English/French: Out of stock) ISBN: 978-84-96400-20-7
CONTENTS:
From the editor to the reader
The Apocalypse of 1313
Presentation of the manuscript
Marie-Thérèse Gousset (Ingénieur de recherche, Centre de Recherche sur les Manuscrits Enluminés, BnF)
Colins Chadewe “ordinat” and “enluminat” the manuscript
Marie-Thérèse Gousset
An innovative series of paintings: the teaching of images combining the old and the new
Marie-Thérèse Gousset
“The Hell of Trades” in the Apocalypse of 1313
Marianne Besseyre (Conservateur, Centre de Recherche sur les Manuscrits Enluminés, BnF)
Commentaries on the paintings
Marianne Besseyre
Marie-Thérèse Gousset
The commentary and its author and translator
Marie-Thérèse Gousset
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