Saint-Sever Beatus

Beatus de Saint-Sever, Vision of the Son of Man. Paris, BNF, Ms. Lat. 8878, fols. 121v-122r

The Saint-Sever Beatus, also known as the Apocalypse of Saint-Sever (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS lat. 8878), is a Romanesque Illuminated manuscript from the 11th century.[1][2] The manuscript was made at Saint-Sever Abbey, then in the Duchy of Gascony, under the direction of Gregory of Montaner, abbot between 1028 and 1072. It is believed that the primary artist-scribe who illustrated the manuscript was Stephanus Garsia (who signed his name on folio 6), working alongside other unnamed individuals.[3]

The manuscript contains the Commentary on the Apocalypse of Beatus of Liébana, a commentary on Daniel by Saint Jerome and a treatise on the Virgin Mary by Saint Ildefonsus.[4][5] Parts of it are displayed in the Musée des Jacobins in Saint-Sever.

Gallery

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  Frontispiece of the Beatus
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  Decorated initial
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  Genealogy of Jesus Christ
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  Angel transmitting the revelation of the apocalypse to John
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  Rain of fire and blood
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  Four Horsemen
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  The Deluge
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  Bird victorious over the serpent
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  Christ in Majesty
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  Angel throwing a dragon into the abyss

References

1. Sáenz, Sandra; Pérez, López (2016), "The Image of France in the Beatus Map of Saint-Sever*", Space in the Medieval West, doi:10.4324/9781315610115, ISBN 978-1-315-61011-5, retrieved 2023-03-02
2. Lewis, Suzanne (2003). "Review of The Illustrated Beatus: A Corpus of the Illustrations of the Commentary on the Apocalypse, 3: The Tenth and Eleventh Centuries". Speculum. 78 (3): 1014–1016. doi:10.1017/S0038713400132506. ISSN 0038-7134. JSTOR 20060885.
3. Wolfe, Shiela Pugh (1972). Christus Traditor: The Traditiones on the Evangelist Pages of the Beatus of St. Sever. Ohio State University.
4. Duzer, Chet Van; Dines, Ilya (2016-01-01). 1 Description of Huntington HM 83. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-30727-8.
5. Lecaque, Thomas (2017-01-01). 5 Reading Raymond: The Bible of Le Puy, the Cathedral Library and the Literary Background of the Liber of Raymond of Aguilers. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-34121-0.

External links

• Information and many pictures
• Facsimile edition, with information on the Commentary on the Apocalypse and sample illustrations