Sujet

'Torments of Hell', c1185 (1906). Artist: Unknown.

Légende

'Torments of Hell', c1185 (1906). Hortus deliciarum (Garden of Delights) is a medieval manuscript compiled by Herrad of Landsberg at the Hohenburg Abbey in Alsace. It was an illuminated encyclopedia, begun in 1167 as a pedagogical tool for young novices at the convent. It is the first encyclopedia that was evidently written by a woman. It was finished in 1185, and was one of the most celebrated illuminated manuscripts of the period. In 1870, the manuscript was burnt and destroyed when the library housing it in Strasbourg was bombarded during the siege of the city in the Franco-Prussian War. From Medieval London, Vol. II - Ecclesiastical by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1906]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1906

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C76_007

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

123,1Mo (6,6Mo) / 46,9cm x 65,8cm / 5536 x 7773 (300dpi)

Mots clés

religieux Allemand pays religion médiéval Chrétien Christianisme douleur endroit siècle péché ecclésiastique Enfer abbaye concept punition tourment mal démon B&W douleur manuscrit MONOCHROME sinner âme noir et blanc noir et blanc B W médiéval Âges Moyens The Print Collector manuscript Unknown Walter Sir Walter Sir Walter Besant Besant Walter Besant Hohenburg Abbey Hortus delicarium Herrad von Landsberg Landsberg Herrad von Herrad of Landsberg manuscript