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Subject(s)

• Bible Revelation—Illustrations—Facsimiles [Browse]
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, Carolingian—Facsimiles [Browse]
• Illumination of books and manuscripts, Carolingian—France, Northern—Facsimiles [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)—France—Facsimiles [Browse]

Author of commentary

• Cinato, Franck [Browse]
• Klein, Peter K. [Browse]
• Laforge, Fabien, 1985- [Browse]

Translator

• Hanneforth, Inge [Browse]
• Klein, Brigitte [Browse]
• Passelaigue, Martine [Browse]
• Titman, Neil, 1970- [Browse]

Related name

• Cambrai (France). Bibliothèque municipale. Manuscript. 386 [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Facsimiles [Browse]
• Pictures [Browse]

Summary note

"The Cambrai Apocalypse is probably the second oldest Apocalypse manuscript still in existence, and certainly one of the most colorful and vibrant. Out of 96 pages ... 46 show a full-page illustration rich in narrative elements, such as temples, city architecture, and stylized plants. The human figures are dressed in ancient fashion, or in typical Frankish dresses. The colors are exceptionally preserved, giving the manuscript immense power in capturing the attention of the beholder. The overall painting style lends the miniatures dynamism and vitality. ... Probably the work of a provincial workshop in Northeastern France, the Cambrai Apocalypse showcases a style that can be connected to early Christian cycles, most likely from the sixth century."--Facsimilefinder.com (viewed 7/27/2017).

Notes

• Facimile reproduction of the Cambrai Apocalypse, ms. B 386, Cambrai, Médiathèque d'Agglomération. Original manuscript from late ninth- or early tenth-century.
• Title from facsimile colophon.
• Publisher information from commentary title pages.
• Commentary volume includes essays by Franck Cinato, Peter K. Klein and Fabian Laforge.
• Limited edition fo 680 copies numbered with Arabic numerals, and 60 copies numbered in Roman numeral for documentation and archival purposes.
• English translation by Brigitte Klein and Neil Titman, French by Martine Passelaigue, German by Inge Hanneforth.
• Princeton copy 1: No. 133 out of 680 copies numbered with Arabic numerals. A further 60 copies, numbered in Roman numerals were printed for documentation and archival purposes.

Language note

Facsimile in Latin; commentary volume in German, English and French, translated from French.

Other title(s)

• Cambrai Apocalypse
• Apocalypse de Cambrai

ISBN

• 9783905924510 ((facsimile and commentary))
• 390592451X

OCLC

995636570

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