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Beatus of San Andrés de Arroyo

Generic classification
Manuscripts and illuminations
Object
Manuscript
Date
ca. 1220
Century
First half of the 13th c.
Cultural context / style
Gothic
Dimensions
17,32 x 12 in
Material
Parchment, Ink
Technique
Illumination
Iconography / Theme
Apocalipsis
Provenance
Monastery of Santa María and San Andrés (San Andrés de Arroyo, Palencia, Spain)
Current location
National Library of France (Paris, France)
Inventory Number in Current Collection
NAL 2290
Inscriptions / Marks

Conventus Sancti Andree de R.

Object history

The Beatus of San Andrés de Arroyo was produced around the year 1220 for the Monastery of Santa María and San Andrés (San Andrés de Arroyo, Palencia), a fact deduced from the inscription on folio 167r: “Conventus Sancti Andree de R.” It is believed that it may have been produced in the scriptorium of the Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña due to its similarities to the Beatus of San Pedro de Cardeña —parts of which are held by the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid, the Diocesan Museum of Girona, the Heredia-Spínola Collection in Madrid, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

It is unknown who commissioned the manuscript, but it is possible that it was a donation by Ferdinand III (1199–1252) to the monastery. Thus, the volume was housed at the monastery from the first third of the 13th century. However, as a result of Mendizábal’s confiscation, the Beatus left the Monastery of Santa María and San Andrés in 1836 (Yarza, 1998). Some pages of the manuscript were torn out and sold separately, as evidenced by the page now held at the Getty Center (Los Angeles). One of these folios was recently located in the collection of Bernard H. Breslauer in New York. Nevertheless, the bulk of the folio is currently housed at the National Library of France, which purchased it in 1882 from Mr. Toca, who lived at 2 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière (Paris).

Description

The Beato de San Andrés consists of 167 folios. It has 69 illuminations of different sizes, some of them full-page, such as folios 13r and 13v-14r. Some folios were torn out. In its illuminations the ornamentation in gold, silver and lapis lazuli stands out. The different social strata are represented: peasants, artisans, clerics, knights and kings (Miranda, 1998).

Locations
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Bibliography
  • AVRIL, François; ANIEL, Jean-Pierre; MENTRÉ, Mireille; SAULNIER, Alix y ZALUSKA, Yolanda (1982): Manuscrits enluminés de la Péninsule Ibérique, Bibliothèque Nationale, París.
  • MIRANDA, Carlos (1998): "Estudio iconográfico", en Beato de Liébana. Códice del Monasterio Cisterciense de San Andrés de Arroyo , Moleiro, Barcelona.
  • VIVANCOS, Miguel (1998): Beato de Liébana: Códice del Monasterio Cisterciense de San Andrés de Arroyo, Moleiro, Barcelona.
  • YARZA LUACES, Joaquín (1998): Beato de Liébana. Manuscritos iluminados, M. Moleiro Editor, Barcelona.
Citation:

Isabel Escalera Fernández, "Beatus of San Andrés de Arroyo" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/323

DOI
Beatus of San Andrés de Arroyo 13r

National Library of France.

National Library of France.

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Beatus of San Andrés de Arroyo 13v-14r

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Beatus of San Andrés de Arroyo 91r

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