The Medieval Church · 776, revised 784 and 786
Commentary on the Apocalypse
Beatus of Liébana · c. 730–800
What it is
A compilation of earlier commentary on Revelation assembled in the Asturian mountains, and copied for centuries in manuscripts illuminated with the most startling images in medieval art.
Why it lasted
The text itself is derivative; the illustrated Beatus manuscripts are among the supreme achievements of European book painting.
Scripture it works from
Where to read it
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