Illuminated Manuscripts
By Tamara Woronowa, Andrej Sterligow
Length1h 46m
About this audiobook
Those who have had the chance to hold a medieval manuscript in their hands cannot fail to have been impressed by the feeling of being in touch with a long-passed epoch. Back when a book was a true handicraft and every copy the result of a laborious process, the object was more a work of art than a volatile commercial product. The Mega Square Illuminated Manuscripts puts the reader in touch with amazing medieval illustrations and unique adornments, which document the imaginative power of their creators.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.8 (14)
Includes Goodreads
GenreHistory, Other
Length1 hr 46 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Avicenna and the Translator of his Work, Represented by a Monk Below (Initial of book 3)
3Chronology
4St Thomas Aquinas Teaching
5St Jerome (Frontispiece)
Show all chaptersShow less
6Opening Page with Historiated Initial (probably Pope Gregory the Great)
7Opening Page of the Gospel According to St John (In Principio)
8Canon Table
9Matthew the Evangelist
10Mark the Evangelist
11Opening of the Canon of the Mass
12Opening of the Canon of the Mass
13First Canon Table
14Adam Naming the Animals
15Whale
16Stork
17Initial of the Second Book of Kings
18Initial to the Book of Ezekiel
19Initial to the Book of Daniel, Daniel in the Lion’s Pit
20Initial to Psalm 1
21Initial to Psalm 26
22Initial to Psalm 51
23The Annunciation with the Prophet Isaiah and James the Great (top), the Nativity with the Prophet Daniel and the Adoration of the Shepherds and the Magi (bottom)
24The Announcement to the Shepherds
25The Creation of the World
26Crucifixion (top) and Deposition (bottom)
27Christ Entering Jerusalem and Christ’s Arrest (top), the Washing of the Feet and the Prayer of the Calice (bottom)
28The Mystical Crucifixion on the Tree of Life
29Marriage Supper of the Lamb (top) and Last Judgment (bottom)
30Account of Damnation of a Money-Lender and Salvation of a Beggar Woman to whom the Holy Virgin and Virgins Appear
31Account of a Devout Monk who after his Death Appeared at Night to the Sexton of his Monastery
32Account of a Converted Noble Roman Woman
33Angel Appearing before King Evalach
34Beginning of a Section
35Swordfish
36Elephant
37Signs of the Zodiac
38The Dangers of Love
39The Adoration of the Magi
40The Presentation at the Temple
41The Marriage of Paris and Helen
42Greek Ships Caught in a Tempest
43The Wooden Horse Taken into Troy
44The Trinity Enthroned (Opening Page)
45New Testament (Frontispiece)
46How St John Was Called by Christ from Earthly to Divine Marriage
47St John Kneeling before Christ
48The Annunciation
49The Descent of the Holy Ghost
50Knight
Series
More from Tamara Woronowa, Andrej Sterligow
RevolutionariesSanjeev Sanyal11h 23m4.6 (2.6K)$29 · $0.00
We Crossed a Bridge and It TrembledWendy Pearlman6h4.6 (5.2K)$24 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m4.6 (2.6K)$8 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant7h 54m4.6 (16.7K)$26 · $0.00
Lily's PromiseLily Ebert, Dov Forman8h 54m4.6 (16.1K)$29 · $0.00
Saving My EnemyBob Welch9h 11m4.6 (2.3K)$20
On Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray10h 38m4.6 (6.5K)$29 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m4.6 (927)$29 · $0.00
The Red Record (Annotated)Ida B. Wells-Barnett5h 19m4.8 (102)$0.99 · $0.00
Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and BeyondJohn Lyons12h 37m4.6 (1.4K)$33 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m4.6 (159.1K)$15
EnduranceAlfred Lansing6h 1m4.6 (40.8K)$20
BeyondStephen Walker15h 39m4.6 (3.2K)$33 · $0.00
Kings and PawnsHoward Bryant10h 9m4.6 (678)$29 · $0.00
No EscapeNury Turkel9h 30m4.6 (809)$28 · $0.00
Jubal Stone: U.S. Marshal: Blood Trail To Hell: A Western Adventure NovelCasey Nash3h 42m4.6 (3.2K)$18 · $0.00
Fall and RiseMitchell Zuckoff17h 23m4.6 (9.8K)$40 · $0.00
The SurvivorJosef Lewkowicz, Michael Calvin9h 22m4.6 (2.5K)$29 · $0.00
Always FaithfulThomas Schueman, Zainullah Zaki12h 12m4.6 (977)$29 · $0.00
A Brief History of IntelligenceMax S. Bennett12h 18m4.6 (6.6K)$29 · $0.00
The Holy Bible - 1 SamuelKing James2h 13m4.8 (1.6K)$3 · $0.00
The American Standard Bible — The Gospel of MatthewMatthew3h 56m4.7 (3K)$2 · $0.00
Bad Fat Black GirlSesali Bowen6h 32m4.7 (2.8K)$24 · $0.00
The King James Audio Bible New Testament CompleteChristopher Glyn20h 2m4.7 (2.6K)$12 · $0.00
Faiths CheckbookCharles Spurgeon12h 44m4.7 (3.2K)$11 · $0.00
Ten Things I Wish You Knew About Your Child's Mental HealthDr. Billy Garvey4h 53m4.7 (2.4K)$20 · $0.00
The Book of PsalmsUnknown Author5h 9m4.6 (18K)$10
Designing Terry Pratchett’s DiscworldPaul Kidby3h 52m4.7 (343)$20 · $0.00
The Chosen Book OneAmanda Jenkins, Kristen Hendricks, Dallas Jenkins3h 8m4.6 (4.9K)$10 · $0.00
The Lives of BrianBrian Johnson9h 45m4.6 (3.5K)$29 · $0.00
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of LukeJ.C. Ryle27h 13m4.7 (536)$18 · $0.00
CrossroadsKaleb Dahlgren7h 56m4.6 (4.9K)$26 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m4.6 (927)$29 · $0.00
Brain Training for RidersAndrea Monsarrat Waldo5h 56m4.7 (550)$19 · $0.00
My Effin' LifeGeddy Lee17h 11m4.6 (13.1K)$40 · $0.00
Kings and PawnsHoward Bryant10h 9m4.6 (678)$29 · $0.00
The Elementia Chronicles #2: The New OrderSean Fay Wolfe11h 17m4.6 (841)$29 · $0.00
The ActsLuke2h 55m4.6 (19.7K)$12 · $0.00
Woodcraft and Camping (Annotated)George Washington Sears3h 30m4.6 (1.2K)$0.99 · $0.00
The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas11h 50m4.5 (1.1M)$8 · $0.00
You may also like
A Book of DiscoveryM. B. Synge14h 27m4.3 (325)$2 · $0.00
Three QuestionsLeo Tolstoy10m4.4 (1.8K)$2.30
The House of WisdomJim al-Khalili10h 25m4.2 (1.8K)$20
The Four Books of ConfucianismAnonymous, Mencius13h 44m4.2 (308)$1 · $0.00
In The Footsteps Of RamaVikrant Pande, Neelesh Kulkarni9h 45m4.3 (778)$16 · $0.00
Chats on Old Furniture: A Practical Guide for CollectorsArthur Hayden4h 6m$2 · $0.00
Ancient Law (Annotated)Henry James Sumner Maine11h 21m4.2 (203)$2 · $0.00
The Flowing BowlEdward Spencer6h 48m$1 · $0.00
Rebels and Reformers: Biographies for Young PeopleArthur Ponsonby Baron Ponsonby, Dorothea Ponsonby6h 10m$2 · $0.00
Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and JapanPéter Vay10h 2m$2 · $0.00
The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd edSutherland active 1840-1883 Menzies8h 54m$2 · $0.00
VelasquezKlaus Carl1h 34m4.3 (27)$8 · $0.00
Jacobean Furniture and English Styles in Oak and WalnutHelen Churchill Candee1h 28m$1 · $0.00
Letters from China and JapanHarriet Alice Chipman Dewey, John Dewey5h 5m$2 · $0.00
By-gone Tourist Days: Letters of TravelLaura G. Case Collins6h 30m$2 · $0.00
Peter VischerCecil Headlam3h 4m$2 · $0.00
Korean BuddhismFrederick Starr2h 4m$2 · $0.00
Decorative ArtAlbert Jaquemart7h 36m4.1 (21)$18 · $0.00
Peter Parley's Visit to London during the Coronation of Queen VictoriaSamuel G. Goodrich1h 26m$2.30
Exploring the essence of Gothic artVictoria Charles, Klaus H. Carl1h 37m4.0 (34)$13 · $0.00