Concerning the Cotton Genesis and other illustrated manuscripts of Genesis

Author

Lowden, John

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Gesta. 1992, Num. 1, Vol. 31, 40-53, 6 ill.

ISSN

0016-920X

Abstract (en)

Considers the Cotton Genesis (London, British Library, MS Cotton Otho B. VI) in the context of other manuscripts of Genesis, discovering that only this and the Vienna Genesis (Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, MS 2721) offer the text of Genesis alone, isolated from other books of the Bible. Argues that referring to Western vernacular paraphrases as "Genesis manuscripts" is inaccurate. Asserts that the Cotton Genesis should be considered an experiment with the possibilities of book illustration, and that it should be recognized as an unusual book type. Appendix offers a new reconstruction of a fragment of the manuscript.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Pictorial arts -- Manuscript illumination
• Manuscripts
• British Library||London (GBR)
• MS Cotton Otho B.VI (Cotton Genesis)
• Manuscript illumination
• 400-600
• Cotton Genesis
• Bible, O.T., Genesis
• Europe
• Comparison
• Christian iconography
• Reconstruction [hypothetical]
• MS theol. gr. 31 (Vienna Genesis)
• Österreichische Nationalbibliothek||Wien (AUT)
• Iconography

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Enluminure
• Manuscrits
• British Library||London (GBR)
• MS Cotton Otho B.VI (Genèse Cotton)
• Enluminure
• 400-600
• Genèse Cotton
• Bible, A.T., Genèse
• Europe
• Comparaison
• Iconographie chrétienne
• Restitution intellectuelle
• MS theol. gr. 31 (Genèse de Vienne)
• Österreichische Nationalbibliothek||Wien (AUT)
• Iconographie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940101-00336701

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