This volume contains over 140 reproductions of manuscript paintings from this rich tradition, selected and with an introduction by one of the British Library's expert curators, Scot McKendrick. The book offers an unparalleled opportunity to see a wide range of examples from these precious manuscripts.
"For two millennia the Bible has inspired the creation of art. Within this legacy of remarkable art and beauty, illuminated biblical manuscripts offer some of the best evidence for our understanding of early Christian painting and artistic interpretations of the Bible. Compiled and written by two internationally renowned experts, this beautiful book immerses the reader in the world of illuminated manuscripts of the Bible. Through its pictures we are transported across 1,000 years of history, passing chronologically through many of the major centres of the Christian world. Starting in Constantinople in the East, the journey moves on to Lindisfarne in the North, to imperial Aachen, back to Canterbury, then to Carolingian Tours in western France. Later we view some of the riches of Winchester, Mozarabic Spain, Crusader Jerusalem, the Meuse valley, northern Iraq, Paris, London, Bologna, Naples, Bulgaria, the Low Countries, Rome and Persia. Our journey ends in Gondar, the capital of imperial Ethiopia. Forty-five remarkable books -- each a treasure in its own right -- provide our itinerary through time and across continents. Together they enable us to explore and revel in the extraordinary art and beauty of illuminated biblical manuscripts, some of the finest but least-known paintings from the Middle Ages."-- Provided by publisher
Schönheit, Reichtum und Wert illuminierter Handschriften sind einmalig. Auf dem Höhepunkt mittelalterlicher Buchkunst entstanden in allen Teilen der christlichen Welt prächtige Bibeln, Psalter und Evangeliare. Für diesen edel in Halbleinen gebundenen Band öffneten berühmte Bibliotheken in London, Rom und New York ihre Tore. Scott McKendrick und Kathleen Doyle lassen uns eintauchen in die mehr als tausendjährige Geschichte der mittelalterlichen Bibelillustration und erklären Entstehung, Bedeutung und Besonderheit der kunstvollen Codices. Großzügige Bildstrecken und plastische Details erwecken die Aura der Originale. Vorgestellt werden auch das Evangeliar von Lindisfarne, die Arnsteiner Bibel und der Queen Mary Psalter.