Apocalypse as Utopian Expectation (800-1500): The Apocalypse Commentary of Berengaudus of Ferrières and the Relationship between Exegesis, Liturgy and Iconography
Derk Visser
This study relates the utopian expectation of (early) medieval Apocalypse commentaries to exegesis and liturgy as well (later) art. It provides a first-time ever discussion commentary by Berengaudus Ferrières, establishes him Carolingian rejects arguments for an 11th-12th-century date way evaluation extant ms. evidence. The book highlights Berengaudus' optimism about promised new world Apoc. 21-22. commentary's popularity coincided with rebuilding churches author proposes interpretation Romanesque Revelation iconography in Western France. In addition, application vision Ghent Altarpiece permits coherent reading its iconology that serves corrective on recent studies.