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Add MS 58082
- Record Id:
- 032-002000310
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002000310
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000036.0x000350
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 58082
- Title:
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BAMBERG APOCALYPSE REPRODUCTIONS: hand-painted facsimile reproductions of ten miniatures from the Bamberg Apocalypse (Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek, MS. Bibl.140), together with facsimile reproductions of the miniatures of the Emperor Henry II and the Virgin Mary from the Seeon Pericopes Book (Bamberg, Staatsbibl., MS. Bibl.95), painted, signed and sometimes dated by Annette von Eckardt; Munich, 1931. A similar set of Eckardt's reproductions from the Bamberg Apocalypse is to be found in the Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Msc. Bibl. 140m, see Katalog der Handschriften der Staatsbibliothek Bamberg (1966), p. 3. Presented by the artist's daughter, Prof. Dr Helene Homeyer, 17 Jan. 1974.
Vellum; ff. 10+4. Each miniature is painted on a single sheet of vellum on card mount. Mount dimensions: 442 x 343mm., 358 x 288mm. and 300 x 245mm. The reproductions are actual size, ranging from 164 x 134mm. to 195 x 155mm.
Subjects of the miniatures from the Bamberg Apocalypse are as follows;
1. Son of Man and seven Candlesticks (f. 3).
2. John the Evangelist receives directions for his epistle to the Congregations of Ephesus and Smyrna (f. 4v).
3. John the Evangelist receives directions for his epistle to the Congregations of Pergamum and Thyatira (f. 6v).
4. Christ seated in Majesty (f. 10v).
5. Michael the Archangel fighting the Dragon (f. 30v).
6. The Dragon pursuing the Woman (f. 31v).
7. The Angel with the Millstone (f. 46).
8. The Beast and the False Prophet (f. 51).
9. Otto III crowned by Saints Peter and Paul (f. 59v).
10. Personification of Kingly Virtues (f. 60).
Subjects of the miniatures from the Seeon Pericopes Book are as follows;
1. Emperor Henry II (2 copies).
2. Virgin Mary (2 copies).
- Scope & Content:
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Art. Illuminations and Drawings GERMAN: Manuscripts LATIN: Bamberg; Staatsbibliothek: Hand-painted facsimiles from the Bamberg Apocalypse and Seeon Pericopes Book: 1931.
includes:
- ff. 1-10 Annette von Eckardt: Handpainted facsimile from Bamberg Apocalypse (circa 1001) by Annette von Eckardt: 1931: Lat.
- ff. 11-14 Annette von Eckardt: Hand-painted facsimile from the Seeon Pericopes Book (1007-1014) by Annette von Eckardt: 1931: Lat.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002000310
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002000310
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1931
- End Date:
- 1931
- Date Range:
- 1931
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Custodial History:
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Helene Homeyer, daughter of A von Eckardt: Presented, in 1974.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bamberg Staatsbibliothek
Eckardt, Annette, artist and antiques dealer, 1871-1934
Homeyer, Helene, daughter of A von Eckardt