BOK.ENG.AD1255-60

BOK.ENG.AD2011

The Getty Apocalypse

The book of Revelation in the New Testament inspired generations of manuscript illuminators to create reproductions of the visually compelling visions of St. John the Beloved. This facsimile of the Getty Apocalypse offers an interesting example of this tradition. Each page of the Dyson Perrins Apocalypse, named after the previous owner, is composed of several components: a passage from Revelation written in black ink, a commentary by the monk Berengaudus in red ink, and a half-page miniature (“Getty Apocalypse”).

The illuminator cleverly placed John the Beloved to the side of each miniature as if he was witnessing the vision. By doing this the illuminator brings the reader into the scene, helping them to witness the same thing as the ancient prophet. The original manuscript used tempera, gold leaf, colored washes, and ink on parchment. This faithful recreation also contains a separate commentary on the work to give context to the existence of the work (“Getty Apocalypse”).
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“Getty Apocalypse.” The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Accessed November 22, 2019.
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/1360/unknown-commentary-by-berengaudus-getty-apocalypse-english-about-1255-1260/?dz=0.4534,0.8823,1.15.

1255-1260 AD

2011 AD

London

England

Print

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Latin

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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--England See all items with this value

Bible

Apocalypse Bible

The Getty Apocalypse. London: The Folio Society, 2011.

Diversifying historical Bible collection