| Apocalypse as Utopian Expectation (800-1500): The Apocalypse Commentary of Berengaudus of Ferrières and the Relationship Between Exegesis, Liturgy and Contributor(s): Visser, Derk (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004106219 ISBN-13: 9789004106215 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: This study relates the utopian expectation of (early) medieval Apocalypse commentaries to exegesis and liturgy as well as to (later) medieval art. It provides a first-time ever discussion of the commentary by Berengaudus of Ferrihres, establishes him as a Carolingian and rejects arguments for an 11th-12th-century date by way of an evaluation of extant ms. evidence. The book highlights Berengaudus' optimism about the promised new world of Apoc. 21-22. The commentary's 11th-12th-century popularity coincided with the rebuilding of churches and the author proposes a new interpretation of Romanesque Revelation iconography in Western France. In addition, the application of Berengaudus' vision to the Ghent Altarpiece permits a coherent reading of its iconology that serves as a corrective on recent studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 228.060 |
| LCCN: 96007885 |
| Series: Studies in the History of Christian Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.34" W x 9.68" (1.41 lbs) 239 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
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| Publisher Description: This study relates the utopian expectation of (early) medieval Apocalypse commentaries to exegesis and liturgy as well as to (later) medieval art. It provides a first-time ever discussion of the commentary by Berengaudus of Ferri res, establishes him as a Carolingian and rejects arguments for an 11th-12th-century date by way of an evaluation of extant ms. evidence. The book highlights Berengaudus' optimism about the promised new world of Apoc. 21-22. The commentary's 11th-12th-century popularity coincided with the rebuilding of churches and the author proposes a new interpretation of Romanesque Revelation iconography in Western France. In addition, the application of Berengaudus' vision to the Ghent Altarpiece permits a coherent reading of its iconology that serves as a corrective on recent studies. |