Vergilius wit john (1 Ergebnisse)

Amsterdam, Swets & Zeitlinger, 1959. 216 pp. 40 loose plts b./w. ills (collotypes) rear-pocket. Orig. hardcover (gilt lettered light light blue cloth), d./j. 4to.Scholarly publication dedicated to one of the most important and oldest manuscripts of classical antiquity: the Vergilius Vaticanus. It is one of the oldest surviving sources for the text of the Aeneid and is the oldest and one of only three illustrated manuscripts of classical literature. - This reference work is within classical archaeology, art history, and medieval manuscript studies (codicology), a respected and frequently cited study. It offers an in-depth look at the transitional phase from ancient art to the early Middle Ages. The book focuses entirely on the miniatures (the hand-painted illustrations) from the Vergilius Vaticanus (preserved in the Vatican Library under the signature Vat. lat. 3225). This manuscript dates from around the year 400 AD and contains fragments of the Aeneis and the Georgica by the Roman poet Virgil. In this work, J. de Wit analyzes the style, iconography, and art-historical background of the surviving miniatures (approximately 50 pieces). The book also contains detailed phototypes to study the ancient illustrations. The style of these miniatures shows strong similarities to the classical wall paintings known from Pompeii. - Text in German.…