Forgotten Witnesses: The Illustrations of Ms Escorial, I.I.3 and the Dispute over the Biblias Romanceadas
This article offers a preliminary survey of the miniatures illustrating the Biblia romanceada held at the Escorial Library under the shelf number I.I.3, whose precise date and provenance have been a matter of dispute among scholars for decades. The scrutiny of the stylistic features of these illustr...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Medieval encounters
Year: 2018, Volume: 24, Issue: 1/3, Pages: 116-159 |
Further subjects: | B
vernacular translations of the bible
bible illustration
inquisition
conversos
Hieronymite order
Enrique de Guzmán (d. 1492)
Nicolás Gómez
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Summary: | This article offers a preliminary survey of the miniatures illustrating the Biblia romanceada held at the Escorial Library under the shelf number I.I.3, whose precise date and provenance have been a matter of dispute among scholars for decades. The scrutiny of the stylistic features of these illustrations together with a reassessment of the scarce archival sources related to this work allows for a definite association of Escorial, MS I.I.3 with Enrique de Guzmán, 2nd Duke of Medina Sidonia (d. 1492). However, the contextualized analysis of this lavishly decorated manuscript—which was part of a trend in aristocratic patronage and the epitome of already established traditions in Bible illustration—may contribute not only to a re-appraisal of this singular work but also to a better understanding of the multifaceted phenomena lying behind the production and reception of the remaining fifteenth-century illustrated Bibles in the vernacular, all of them translated from Hebrew but intended for a Christian audience. |
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ISSN: | 1570-0674 |
Contains: | In: Medieval encounters
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700674-12340019 |