The layout is mostly geographic although bears traces of a conceptual map as well. (Note: north is to the left). It's part of the larger book the Commentary on the Apocalypse which contains a lot of gorgeous illustrations. The original is lost but exists in many hand copies, starting from the 9th century.
The layout is mostly geographic although bears traces of a conceptual map as well. (Note: north is to the left). It's part of the larger book the Commentary on the Apocalypse which contains a lot of gorgeous illustrations. The original is lost but exists in many hand copies, starting from the 9th century.
If you're ever in Northern Spain there's a museum in the town of Potes near the Santo Toribio de Liébana monastery where Beatus worked. https://centros.culturadecantabria.com/tower-of-infantado/