This is the fourth in the series of
catalogues that present detailed descriptions and complete cycles of
illustrations of all existing manuscripts of the Commentary on the
Apocalypse written by the eight-century Spanish monk Beatus.
"These volumes are produced, as
one would confidently expect from Harvey Miller Publishers, to a very
high standard... John Williams makes a substantial contribution to an
overdue appreciation of the creative achieve- ment of the kingdoms of
Northern Spain in the Early Middle Ages." (Times Literary
Supplement)
"This is a book that every
specialist and every research lirary must
own." (L.G. Freeman in American
Academy of Reasearch Historians on Medieval Spain
Newsletter)
"The present volume reproduces
six copies (Osma, Turin, Silos, Corsini, León and Berlin) made in the
eleventh and twelfth centuries. It maintains the quality standards set
in the first three volumes, including informative background material
Williams has heretofore provided. Many of the illustrations are drawn
from manuscripts that have never before been published. It offers rich
insights into the art and life of these centuries, extraordinarily
valuable for historians of art and theology, and is strongly
recommended."
(J. F. Powers in Choice)