Saint-Sever Beatus
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. 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.
Also recorded as Apocalypse de Saint-Sever · Paris, BnF Département des Manuscrits, Latin 8878 · Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 8878
Saint-Sever Beatus
Illustrated by Stephanus Garsia (and other unnamed) · Public domain
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- 1050
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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. • Illustration — Beatus de Saint-Sever, Vision of the Son of Man. Paris, BNF, Ms. 121v-122r 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. Parts of it are displayed in the Musée des Jacobins in Saint-Sever.
• Illustration — Frontispiece of the Beatus • Illustration — Decorated initial • Illustration — Genealogy of Jesus Christ • Illustration — Angel transmitting the revelation of the apocalypse to John • Illustration — Rain of fire and blood • Illustration — Four Horsemen • Illustration — The Deluge • Illustration — Bird victorious over the serpent • Illustration — Christ in Majesty • Illustration — Angel throwing a dragon into the abyss
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Saint-Sever Beatus is recorded from 1050.
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The Saint-Sever Beatus and its influence on Picasso's Guernica (2012) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
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- 1.Sáenz, Sandra. Space in the Medieval West. 2016. 978-1-315-61011-5.
- 2.Lewis, Suzanne. 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. 2003. 0038-7134.
- 3.Wolfe, Shiela Pugh. Christus Traditor: The Traditiones on the Evangelist Pages of the Beatus of St. Sever. Ohio State University. 1972.
- 4.Duzer, Chet Van. 1 Description of Huntington HM 83. Brill. 2016-01-01. 978-90-04-30727-8.
- 5.Lecaque, Thomas. 5 Reading Raymond: The Bible of Le Puy, the Cathedral Library and the Literary Background of the Liber of Raymond of Aguilers. Brill. 2017-01-01. 978-90-04-34121-0.
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