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The Velislav Bible, the Finest Picture Bible of the Late Middle Ages. Biblia depicta as Devotional, Mnemonic and Study Tool
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SYSNO ASEP 0500974 Document Type B - Monograph R&D Document Type Monograph Title The Velislav Bible, the Finest Picture Bible of the Late Middle Ages. Biblia depicta as Devotional, Mnemonic and Study Tool Author(s) Panušková, Lenka (UDU-I ed.) RID, ORCID
Kernbach, A. (CZ)
Doležalová, L. (CZ)
Cermanová, Pavlína (FLU-F) RID
Horníčková, K. (CZ)
Bartlová, M. (CZ)Issue data Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2018 ISBN 978-94-6298-044-0 Series Central European Medieval Studies Number of pages 335 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords picture bible ; illuminated manuscripts ; mnemonics ; Antichrist ; medieval devotion Subject RIV AL - Art, Architecture, Cultural Heritage OECD category Arts, Art history Subject RIV - cooperation Institute of Philosophy - History R&D Projects GA13-39192S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) GBP405/12/G148 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support UDU-I - RVO:68378033 ; FLU-F - RVO:67985955 Annotation The Velislav Bible is one of the most beautiful medieval Bohemian manuscripts. It is a heavily illustrated manuscript that contains only short selections of the text, that instruct the reader about the story depicted. The last picture in the manuscript shows a man kneeling before St. Catherine, identified as Velislav, hence the name of the manuscript. The Bible comprises stories from the Books of Genesis and Exodus, visions of Daniel, and the stories of Samson as well as of Judith. The narrative of the Antichrist precedes the Christological part. The New Testament continues with the Book of Revelation, stories following the Ascension of Christ, and key events from the lives of St. Peter and St. Paul. The manuscript closes with the legend of St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia. The essays analyze the manuscript from historical, textual, art-historical, and iconographic perspectives. However, a shared concern of all the authors is to think about its functions. An edition of the Latin titulis is being published here for the first time. Workplace Institute of Art History Contact Veronika Jungmannová, jungmannova@udu.cas.cz, Tel.: 221 183 506 ; Markéta Kratochvílová, kratochvilova@udu.cas.cz, Tel.: 220 303 939 Year of Publishing 2019
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