Illustrating the Apocalypse

MDVL 6000
Spring 2006

Study Guide

Manuscript Apocalypses for which facsimiles or dedicated publications are available in Waldo Library (WMU) or Hesburgh Library (University of Notre Dame), with an indication of duplication in the Richard Rawlinson Center (RRC):

Apocalypse of Lorraine
(Dresden, Sächische Landesbibliothek, MS Oc. 50)
59 ff. (245 x 175 mm)
Probably Metz, 14th century
    L’Apocalypse lorraine
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 55

Arroyo Beatus
(Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS nouv. acq. lat. 2290 and Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS 77)
167 + 1 ff. (440 x 305 mm)
Burgos (San Pedro de Cardeña?), first half of the 13th century
    Beato de San Andrés de Arroyo
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 25 (vol. 5)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 27

Bamberg Apocalypse
(Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek, MS Bibl. 140)
106 ff. (295 x 204 mm)
Reichenau, early 11th century
    Fauser, Die Bamberger Apocalypse
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 1

Cloisters Apocalypse
(New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters)
38 ff. (330 x 220 mm)
Probably Coutances, early 14th century
    The Cloisters Apocalypse
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 86

Douce Apocalypse
(Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Douce 180)
63 ff. (312 x 215 mm)
London, ca. 1270
    Klein, Vollständige Faksimile-Ausgabe
    Hassell, The Douce Apocalypse
    Morgan, Early Gothic Manuscripts, no. 153 (pt. 2)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 98

Escorial Beatus
(Escorial, Biblioteca del Monasterio, MS &. II.5)
151 ff. (335 x 225 mm)
San Millán de la Cogilla, ca. 1000
    Beato de Liébana: Original conservato
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 10 (vol. 3)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 10

Facundus Beatus
(Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional, MS Vitrina 14-2)
312 ff. (360 x 280 mm)
León, 1047
    Eco, Beato di Liébana
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 11 (vol. 3)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 19

Girona Beatus
(Gerona, Museu de la Catedral, Num. Inv. 7(11))
284 ff. (400 x 260 mm)
Probably Tábara, 975
    Sancti Beati a Liebana in Apocalypsin, Codex Gerundensis
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 6 (vol. 2)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 11

Las Huelgas Beatus
(New York, Morgan Library, MS M.429)
184 ff. (530 x 340 mm)
Burgos? or Toledo?, 1220
    Voelkle, Beato de Las Huelgas
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 24 (vol. 5)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 23

Lambeth Apocalypse
(London, Lambeth Palace, MS 209)
54 ff. (272 x 200 mm)
London?, ca. 1260-70
    Morgan, The Lambeth Apocalypse
    Morgan, Early Gothic Manuscripts, no. 126 (pt. 2)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 78

Lorvão Beatus
(Lisbon, Arquivo Nacional da Torro do Tombo)
219 ff. (345 x 245 mm)
Lorvão, 1189
    Klein, Beato de Liébana: Codice del monasterio
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 22 (vol. 5)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 14

Morgan Beatus
(New York, Morgan Library, MS M.644)
300 ff. (387 x 285 mm)
Tábara?, ca. 940-945
    Beatus, Apocalipsis
    Williams, A Spanish Apocalypse
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 2 (vol. 2)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 24

Osma Beatus
(Burgo de Osma, Archivo de la Catedral, Cod. 1)
166 ff. (360 x 225 mm)
Sahagún, 1086
    El Beato de Osma
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 14 (vol. 4)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 9

Rylands Beatus
(Manchester, John Rylands University Library, MS lat. 8)
248 ff. (454 x 326 mm)
Castile (Burgos?), ca. 1175
    Beato de Liébana, códice de Manchester
    Klein, In Apocalypsin Commentarius
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 20 (vol. 5)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” 22

San Millán Beatus
(Madrid, Real Academia de la Historia, Cod. 33)
282 ff. (355 x 240 mm)
Castile?, last quarter of the 10th century
San Millán de la Cogolla?, first quarter of the 12th century
    Olmos Pieri, Beato de San Millán
    Eguizábal Ramírez, et al., El Beato de San Millán de la Cogolla
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 9 (vol. 3)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 16

Tábara Beatus
(Madrid, Archivo Histórico Nacional, Cod. 1097B)
168 ff. (360 x 255 mm)
San Salvador de Tábara, 970
    Olmos Pieri, Beato de Tábara
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 5 (vol. 2)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 17

Trier Apocalypse
(Trier, Stadtbibliothek, MS 31)
77 ff. (257 x 216 mm)
Northern France, ca. 800
    Laufner and Klein, Trierer Apokalypse
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 6

Trinity Apocalypse
(Cambridge, Trinity College, MS R.16.2)
31 ff. (430 x 304 mm)
England, ca. 1255-60
    Brieger, The Trinity College Apocalypse
    McKitterick, The Trinity Apocalypse
    Morgan, Early Gothic Manuscripts, no. 110 (pt. 2)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 50

Turin Beatus
(Turin, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, Sgn. I.II.1)
223 ff. (372 x 296 mm)
Catalonia (probably Ripoll), first quarter of the 12th century
    Herrero Jiménez, Beato de Turin
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 15 (vol. 4)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 31

Urgell Beatus
(Seo de Urgell, Museu Diocesá, Num. Inv. 501)
232 ff. (402 x 265 mm)
León, last quarter of the 10th century
    Beatus de Liebana, codex Urgellensis
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 8 (vol. 3)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 29

Valladolid Beatus
(Valladolid, Biblioteca de la Universidad, MS 433)
230 ff. (350 x 240 mm)
León (Valcavado?), 970
    Fernández Flórez, El Beato de la Universidad de Valladolid
    Alonso-Cortes, Universidad de Valladolid
    Williams, Illustrated Beatus, no. 4 (vol. 2)
    Emmerson and Lewis, “Census,” no. 32


Bibliography:

Alonso-Cortes, Maria de la Nieves. Universidad de Valladolid: El “Beato” de su biblioteca. Valladolid, 1971. [Waldo Library, Reserve: BS2825 .B38 A46]

L’Apocalypse lorraine: manuscrit Oc. 50 se trouvant à la Sächsische Landesbibliothek Dresden. 2 vols. Paris: Seefeld, 1982. [Waldo Library, RBR: BS2824 .F7x 1982]

Beato de Liébana, códice de Manchester. 2 vols. Valencia: Patriminio Ediciones, 2001-02. [Hesburgh Library, RBR: ND3361 .R52 B4353 2001 and ND3361 .R52 B43532 2002]

Beato de Liébana: Original conservado en la Biblioteca del monasterio de el Escorial. 3 vols. Colección scriptorium 6. Madrid: Testimonio Compañia Editorial, 1994. [Hesburgh Library, RBR: ND3361 .R52 B434 1994]

El Beato de Osma. 2 vols. Valencia: Vicent García Editores, 1992. [Hesburgh Library, RBR: ND3361 .R52 B4357 1992]

Beato de San Andrés de Arroyo. 2 vols. Barcelona: M. Moliero Editor, 1998. [Waldo Library, RBR: Cage BS2822.5 .B425x 1998]

Beatus. Apocalipsis. 3 vols. Valencia: Scriptorium, 2000-01. (Title of vol.3: Estudio del manuscrito del apocalipsis de San Juan Beato de Liébana de San Miguel de Escalada) [Waldo Library, RBR: Oversize BS2825 .B372x 2000]

Beatus de Liebana, codex Urgellensis. 2 vols. Madrid: Testimonio Compañia, 1997-2002. [Hesburgh Library, RBR: ND3361 .R52 B4387 1997 and ND3361 .R52 B43872 2002]

Brieger, Peter H. The Trinity College Apocalypse: An Introduction and Description. 2 vols. London: Eugrammia Press, 1967. [Waldo Library, RBR: Cage ND3361 .R5 B5 1967]

The Cloisters Apocalypse. 2 vols. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1971. [Waldo Library, Reserve: BS2822.5 .C58 D48; also RRC]

Eco, Umberto. Beato di Liébana: Miniature del Beato de Fernando I y Sancha (Codice B. N. Madrid Vit. 14-2). Parma, F. M. Ricci, 1973. [Waldo Library, RBR: Oversize ND3361 .R5 E27]

Eguizábal Ramírez, Marcos, et al. El Beato de San Millán de la Cogolla. Madrid: Edilan, 1999. [Waldo Library, RBR: Oversize ND3361 .R52 B338 1999]

Emmerson, Richard K. and Suzanne Lewis. “Census and Bibliography of Medieval Manuscripts containing Apocalypse Illustrations, ca. 800-1500,” Traditio 40 (1984), 337-79; 41 (1985), 367-409; and 42 (1986), 443-72. [Waldo Library, Stacks: D111 .T7]

Fauser, Alois. Die Bamberger Apocalypse: Neunundfünfzig Farbtafeln. Wiesbaden: Isel-Verlag, 1958. [Waldo Library, RBR: Oversize ND3361 .R5 B35x 1958]

Fernández Flórez, José Antonio. El Beato de la Universidad de Valladolid: Original conservado en la Biblioteca de Santa Cruz de la Universidad de Valladolid. 2 vols. Colección scriptorium 16. Madrid: Testimonio Compañia, 2002. [Hesburgh Library, RBR: ND3361 .R52 B4388 2002]

Hassell, A. G. The Douce Apocalypse. New York: T. Yoseloff, 1961. [Waldo Library, Reserve: ND3361 .R5 H3 1961]

Herrero Jiménez, Mauricio. Beato de Turin. 2 vols. Madrid: Testmonio Compañia, 2000. [Hesburgh Library, RBR: ND3361 .R52 B4378 2000 and ND3361 .R52 B43782 2000]

Klein, Peter. Beato de Liébana: Codice del monasterio de San Mamede de Lorvão. 2 vols. Valencia: Patrimonio Ediciones, 2003. [Hesburgh Library, RBR: ND3361 .R52 B4363 2003]

Klein, Peter. In Apocalypsin commentarius: Manchester, The John Rylands University Library, Latin MS 8. Codices illuminati medii aevi 16. Munich: Lengenfelder, 1990. [Hesburgh Library, Medieval Reference: BS2825 .A2 B337 1990]

Klein, Peter. Vollständige Faksimile-Ausgabe im Originalformat der Handschrift Ms. Douce 180. 2 vols. Codices selecti 72-72*. Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1981-83. [Waldo Library, RBR: Oversize BS 2825 .B59 1981]

Laufner, R. and P. K. Klein. Trierer Apokalypse: Vollständige Faksimile-Ausg. im Originalformat des Codex 31 der Stadtbibliothek Trier. 2 vols. Codices selecti 48. Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1974-75. [Waldo Library, RBR: BS2822 .L38]

McKitterick, David, ed. The Trinity Apocalypse (Trinity College Cambridge, MS R.16.2). British Library Studies in Medieval Culture. London: British Library, 2005. [RRC: ND3361 .R52 T75 2005]

Morgan, Nigel. Early Gothic Manuscripts, 1250-1285. 2 vols. A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles 4. London: Harvey Miller, 1982-88. [Waldo Library, RBR, Reference: ND 3128 .K35 v. 4]

Morgan, Nigel. The Lambeth Apocalypse. 2 vols. London: H. Miller, 1990. [Waldo Library, RBR: BS2822.5 .L35 M67x 1990; commentary volume also in RRC]

Olmos Pieri, César. Beato de San Millán. Madrid: Testimonio Compañia, 2002. [Hesburgh Library, RBR: ND3361 .R52 B4365 2002]

Olmos Pieri, César. Beato de Tábara. 2 vols. Madrid: Testimonio Compañia, 2003. [Hesburgh Library, RBR: ND3361 .R52 B4375 2003]

Sancti Beati a Liebana in Apocalypsin, Codex Gerundensis. 2 vols. Oltun in Helvetia: U. Graf, 1962. [Waldo Library, RBR: Cage BS2825 .B37 1962]

Voelkle, William M, et. al. Beato de Las Huelgas. 2 vols. Valencia: Scriptorium, 2004. [Hesburgh Library, RBR: ND3361 .R52 B4373 2004]

Williams, John. The Illustrated Beatus: A Corpus of the Illustrations of the Commentary on the Apocalypse. 5 vols. London: Harvey Miller, 1994-2003. [Waldo Library, RBR, Reference: ND3361 .R52 B43 1994; vol. 5 also in RRC]

Williams, John. A Spanish Apocalypse: The Morgan Beatus. New York: George Braziller, 1991. [Waldo Library, RBR, Reference: ND3361 .R52 B436 1991]