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Illuminating the End of Time: The Getty Apocalypse Manuscript
Illuminating the End of Time: The Getty Apocalypse Manuscript
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Author Nigel J. Morgan
Manufacturer J. Paul Getty Museum
PublicationDate 2012-03-06

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The visionary nature of the Apocalypse—the biblical book of Revelation—along with its detailed descriptions of the end of the world have long made it ideal for illustration. Illuminated texts of the Apocalypse were particularly popular in thirteenth-century England, and the copy in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, with its lively narrative miniatures, stands as a testament to the artistic heights achieved during that period.

In this richly illustrated book, all eighty-two of the manuscript’s images are reproduced in color for the first time. They are accompanied by a full commentary. A general introduction to the history of thirteenth-century English illustrated Apocalypse manuscripts is followed by a succinct study of the artistic context of the Getty’s manuscript, as well as a consideration of its style and date. The rest of the commentary is devoted to a stylistic and iconographic analysis of the manuscript’s images; there is also a complete translation of the text.


Author Nigel J. Morgan
Binding Hardcover
EAN 9781606060711
Edition 1
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ISBN 1606060716
Label J. Paul Getty Museum
Manufacturer J. Paul Getty Museum
NumberOfItems 1
NumberOfPages 180
ProductGroup Book
PublicationDate 2012-03-06
Publisher J. Paul Getty Museum
SKU TEBK1606060716
Studio J. Paul Getty Museum
Title Illuminating the End of Time: The Getty Apocalypse Manuscript
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