<p>First American edition. "The subject of this volume is Mozarabic painting, Christian painting in the Iberian Peninsula between the 8th and the 11th centuries." Author's preface, p.9 . Mozarabic is "a combination of Carolingian, Islamic, Byzantine and Visigothic art" dust jacket , which arose during the period of Islamic ascendency, and is particularly found in illuminated copies of the Commentary on the Apocalypse, attributed to the monk Beatus of Liébana c776 . Discusses the relation of aesthetics and theology in this art. 146 color and 106 black and white illustrations. With list of manuscripts, bibliography, notes and index. Originally published in French as La Peinture Mozarabe. 304 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 4to..</p>

The Illuminated Manuscripts of Medieval Spain

Arts & Photography

Mentré, Mireille

History & Criticism

Thames&Hudson

At the end of the first millennium--when many expected the world to end--the Christian communities of Spain, still dominated by Islam, experienced a profound spiritual crisis. To make sense of their predicament, they turned to The Book of Revelation by St. John the Divine, and commentaries on this work were circulated in a variety of illuminated manuscripts of extraordinary expressive power. More than twenty of these manuscripts survive, dating from between 900 and 1100, all rendered in a colorful style known as Mozarabic. Cut off from the rest of Europe and obsessed by the imminence of God's judgment, the creators of these books invented a world peopled by angelic warriors, demons and beasts, exotic birds and serpents, and luxuriant trees.

Illuminated Manuscripts of Medieval Spain

Graphic Design

Todtri Book Pub

The unique historical conditions of Christian Spain under Arab reign around the year 1000 are the background for a special development in the arts of the region. This Mozarabic art, especially the book art is considered exceptional in its forms, themes and colors. The author describes the origin, character and meaning of this art and illustrates her statements with a large number of pictures, that show the expressivity of this book illumination in its full range.

Spanische Buchmalerei des Mittelalters (German Edition)

Reichert Verlag

El Estilo Mozárabe

Ediciones Encuentro, S.A.

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