Cloisters Apocalypse
The Cloisters Apocalypse, MS 68.174 is a small French illuminated manuscript dated c. 1330. It is based on John the Evangelist's New Testament visions and apocalyptic revelation. According to Christian legend John was exiled c. 95 CE to the Aegean island of Patmos, where he wrote the Book of Revelation. The book evokes John's despair and isolation while exiled,: 45 and his prophecy of events and terrors of the last days.
| Cloisters Apocalypse | |
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| New York, Cloisters Apocalypse, MS 68.174 | |
Cloisters Apocalypse, f. 35v: The Last Judgment | |
| Type | Apocalypse |
| Date | c. 1330 |
| Place of origin | Normandy |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Material | Parchment, ink, tempera, gold, silver |
| Size | 308 × 230 mm |
| Format | 2 columns |
| Illumination(s) | 72 half or full-page miniatures. Coats of arms. Decorated initials in red & blue. |
| Previously kept | Switzerland, possibly Abbey of Zofingen: 59 |
| Accession | no. 68.174 |
The manuscript was probably influenced by the c. 776 writings of the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, who contextualised the writings of Saint John into an early medieval context.: 39 Today it is in the collection of The Cloisters, in New York.
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