The Importance of Literary Sources in the Pictorial Tradition of the Beatus Manuscripts: The Case of Percussion Musical Instruments

This work carries out a detailed analysis of the context and the reasons that led the illustrators of the Beatus manuscripts to select and represent the two percussion instruments that appear in the illustration of Visio III of the <i>Commentary on the Book of Daniel</i> by Jerome transm...

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Main Author: José María Diago Jiménez
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/1/40
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description This work carries out a detailed analysis of the context and the reasons that led the illustrators of the Beatus manuscripts to select and represent the two percussion instruments that appear in the illustration of Visio III of the <i>Commentary on the Book of Daniel</i> by Jerome transmitted in some manuscripts since the number of percussion instruments drawn and their typology do not correspond to what can be read in Jerome’s text, in the biblical text, and in the existing bibliography on the subject. This fact cannot be explained solely on the basis of the preceding pictorial tradition or the organological reality of the time, as the absence of sources does not allow for this. However, the literary sources of that period may have influenced the illustrators of this scene to draw these two percussion instruments.
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spelling doaj.art-a56e1b5841ba426db88f251a7e3cdec32024-01-26T18:14:43ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-12-011514010.3390/rel15010040The Importance of Literary Sources in the Pictorial Tradition of the Beatus Manuscripts: The Case of Percussion Musical InstrumentsJosé María Diago Jiménez0Department of Musicology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainThis work carries out a detailed analysis of the context and the reasons that led the illustrators of the Beatus manuscripts to select and represent the two percussion instruments that appear in the illustration of Visio III of the <i>Commentary on the Book of Daniel</i> by Jerome transmitted in some manuscripts since the number of percussion instruments drawn and their typology do not correspond to what can be read in Jerome’s text, in the biblical text, and in the existing bibliography on the subject. This fact cannot be explained solely on the basis of the preceding pictorial tradition or the organological reality of the time, as the absence of sources does not allow for this. However, the literary sources of that period may have influenced the illustrators of this scene to draw these two percussion instruments.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/1/40Beatus of LiébanaBeatusBeatus manuscripts<i>sambuca</i><i>cymbalum</i><i>symphonia</i>
spellingShingle José María Diago Jiménez
The Importance of Literary Sources in the Pictorial Tradition of the Beatus Manuscripts: The Case of Percussion Musical Instruments
Religions
Beatus of Liébana
Beatus
Beatus manuscripts
<i>sambuca</i>
<i>cymbalum</i>
<i>symphonia</i>
title The Importance of Literary Sources in the Pictorial Tradition of the Beatus Manuscripts: The Case of Percussion Musical Instruments
title_full The Importance of Literary Sources in the Pictorial Tradition of the Beatus Manuscripts: The Case of Percussion Musical Instruments
title_fullStr The Importance of Literary Sources in the Pictorial Tradition of the Beatus Manuscripts: The Case of Percussion Musical Instruments
title_full_unstemmed The Importance of Literary Sources in the Pictorial Tradition of the Beatus Manuscripts: The Case of Percussion Musical Instruments
title_short The Importance of Literary Sources in the Pictorial Tradition of the Beatus Manuscripts: The Case of Percussion Musical Instruments
title_sort importance of literary sources in the pictorial tradition of the beatus manuscripts the case of percussion musical instruments
topic Beatus of Liébana
Beatus
Beatus manuscripts
<i>sambuca</i>
<i>cymbalum</i>
<i>symphonia</i>
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