Apocalypse Illuminated - The Visual Exegesis of Revelation in Medieval Illustrated Manuscripts

Studies the illustration of Revelation in manuscripts from the ninth to the fifteenth century. Examines how twenty-five of the most important illustrated Apocalypses illustrate the biblical text and interpret it for diverse audiences.

About the author

Richard K. Emmerson is Visiting Distinguished Professor of Art History at Florida State University and Dean Emeritus of Liberal Arts, Manhattan College. He is the author of Antichrist in the Middle Ages: A Study of Medieval Apocalypticism, Art, and Literature, coauthor of The Apocalyptic Imagination in Medieval Literature, and coeditor of The Apocalypse in the Middle Ages.

Product details

• Authors: Richard K Emmerson, Richard K. Emmerson, Richard K. (Florida State University) Emmerson
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.02.2018
• EAN: 9780271078656
• ISBN: 978-0-271-07865-6
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 254 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 1520 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Europe, ART / History / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics, History of Art, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics, ART / Movements / Medieval