Illuminating the End of Time: The Getty Apocalypse Manuscript

by Nigel J. Morgan

The visionary nature of the Apocalypse--the biblical book of Revelation--along with its detailed descriptions of the end of the world have long made it ideal for illustration. Illuminated texts of the Apocalypse were particularly popular in thirteenth-century England, and the copy in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, with its lively narrative miniatures, stands as a testament to the artistic heights achieved during that period.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606060716
• ISBN13: 9781606060711
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 3.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.1" x 12.8"