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"Picturing the Apocalypse: Illustrated Leaves from a Medieval Spanish Manuscript": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 59 no. 3 (Winter, 2002)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 59 | NUMBER 3

"Picturing the Apocalypse: Illustrated Leaves from a Medieval Spanish Manuscript"

Lawson, Margaret, and William D. Wixom

2002

56 pages

This title is out of print.

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WIlliam D. Wixom

Margaret Lawson

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Plaque with Agnus Dei on a Cross between Emblems of the Four Evangelists, Elephant ivory, South Italian — Plaque with Agnus Dei on a Cross between Emblems of the Four Evangelists
South Italian
1000–1050

Lion, Fresco, mounted on canvas, Spanish — Lion
Spanish
after 1200

The Cloisters Apocalypse, Tempera, gold, silver, and ink on parchment; later leather binding, French — The Cloisters Apocalypse
French
ca. 1330

Sculpture of a Wise Man (from a Group with the Adoration of the Magi), Limestone, Spanish — Sculpture of a Wise Man (from a Group with the Adoration of the Magi)
Spanish
ca. 1175–1200

Virgin and Child (from an group with the Adoration of the Magi), Limestone, Spanish — Virgin and Child (from an group with the Adoration of the Magi)
Spanish
ca. 1175–1200

Falcon, Bronze, traces of gilding, South Italian — Falcon
South Italian
ca. 1200–1220

Valve of a Mirror Case, Bronze gilt, British — Valve of a Mirror Case
British
1180–1200

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Christ in Majesty with Angels and the Angel of God Directs Saint John to Write the Book of Revelation, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish — Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Christ in Majesty with Angels and the Angel of God Directs Saint John to Write the Book of Revelation
Spanish
ca. 1180

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Sixth Angel Delivers the Four Angels that had been Bound at the River Euphrates; an Altar Appears in the Heavens as the Enthroned Christ Raises His Hand in Blessing, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish — Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Sixth Angel Delivers the Four Angels that had been Bound at the River Euphrates; an Altar Appears in the Heavens as the Enthroned Christ Raises His Hand in Blessing
Spanish
ca. 1180

Panel with Byzantine Ivory Carving of the Crucifixion, Silver-gilt with pseudo-filigree, glass, crystal, and sapphire cabochons, ivory on wood support, Byzantine (ivory); Spanish (setting) — Panel with Byzantine Ivory Carving of the Crucifixion
Byzantine (ivory); Spanish (setting)
10th century (ivory); late 11th century (setting)

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Lamb at the Foot of the Cross, Flanked by Two Angels; The Calling of Saint John with the Enthroned Christ flanked by Angels and a Man Holding a Book, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish — Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Lamb at the Foot of the Cross, Flanked by Two Angels; The Calling of Saint John with the Enthroned Christ flanked by Angels and a Man Holding a Book
Spanish
ca. 1180

Plaque with the Journey to Emmaus and Noli Me Tangere, Elephant ivory, traces of gilding, Spanish — Plaque with the Journey to Emmaus and Noli Me Tangere
Spanish
ca. 1115–20

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