Millstatt Genesis and Physiologus
8 rhyming poems in 6,062 verses â this is the Millstatt Genesis and Physiologus manuscript: it is one of the most important of the Early Middle High German anthology manuscripts. It dates from ca. 1200 in southern Bavaria, although probably not from the namesake monastery of Millstatt in Upper Carinthia itself. The first section (fol. 1-84) is the most important text in terms of literary history, namely a free rhymed translation of the biblical book of Genesis into German. The MillstĂ€tter Physiologus (fol. 84v-101) is a textbook of zoology also written in rhyme and describes 29 animals. These two sections are illustrated with 119 finely colored pen and ink drawings. Due to cost considerations, the publisher had to forgo color reproductions of the 167 leaves in total. However, 8 true-color reproductions, which are included with the commentary volume, give a vivid impression of the delicate hues of the original.
Millstatt Genesis and Physiologus
The MillstĂ€tter Genesis- und Physiologus manuscript is a monochrome facsimile of the well-known Carinthian manuscript in Middle High German. It is the earliest example of a richly illustrated codex in German. The codex is of literary and philological interest for its early Middle High German texts, including most importantly Genesis, Exodus, Physiologus, "Of Rights", and "Nuptials". The illustrations have received art historical attention for preserving a pictorial recension of Genesis, occurring most importantly in Cotton Genesis fragments in the British Museum, in a mosaic cupola at St. Markâs in Venice, and in the Genesis frontispieces of the Carolingian bibles created at Tours.
A Tool of Bible Historians
Studies of these works have dealt principally with the Creation series; this publication greatly facilitates research on the full Genesis cycle, as well as the treatment of the Physiologus text and illustrations in relation to the Latin and Greek texts that gave rise to the 12th-century bestiary manuscripts, the iconography of which recurs here. The facsimileâs companion volume is not a full study but a paperbound description and good summary of literature on the manuscript, with full bibliography and eight color plates.
Codicology
- Alternative Titles
- Die MillstÀtter Genesis- und Physiologus-Handschrift
- Size / Format
- 344 pages / 20.0 Ă 13.0 cm
- Origin
- Austria
- Date
- 12th century
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#1 Die MillstÀtter Genesis- und Physiologus-Handschrift
Language: German
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