Art & Art History
Bible Manuscripts
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Illuminated Manuscripts
Medieval Studies
Product details
- ISBN 9781580440509
- Weight: 605g
- Publication Date: 31 Dec 2000
- Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Cotton Claudius B.iv, an illustrated Old English Hexateuch that is among the treasures of the British Library, contains one of the first extended projects of translation of the Bible in a European vernacular. Its over four hundred images make it one of the most extensively illustrated books to survive from the early Middle Ages and preserve evidence of the creativity of the Anglo-Saxon artist and his knowledge of other important early medieval picture cycles. In addition, the manuscript contains the earliest copy of Aelfric's Preface to Genesis, a work that discusses issues of translation and interpretation.
Rebecca Barnhouse is a professor at Youngstown State University and has published children's literature in addition to medieval scholarship. Benjamin C. Withers is a professor of art history at the University of Kentucky and the director of university's Honor Program.
