Description:
Hernad: KatillHssBSB V,2
Kurzaufnahme einer Handschrift
Datierte Handschrift
Altsignatur: Codcpict 28
Ausstattung: 2 Tierinitialen 2 historisierte Initialen 1
ganzseitige Federzeichnung 41 Vorzeichnungen in Feder 72
Miniaturen, Metten, 1414
BSB-Provenienz: Metten, Benediktiner
Ausgewählte Einzelbilder außerdem verfügbar unter der Signatur
Codsim 276 Extent:
92 Bl. - Pergament Alternative Title:
Mettener Regel
Cod.sim. 276
Cod.c.pict. 28 Abstract:
Englische Version: Together with the Biblia pauperum (Paupers'
Bible), Abbot Petrus I of the Benedictine Abbey of Metten in
Bavaria commissioned another outstanding manuscript, known as the
Mettener Regel (literally, The Metten Rule, referring to the rule
of Saint Benedict as practiced at the Abbey of Metten) in both
Latin and German versions. The abbot had the illuminators, whose
style, as in the Biblia pauperum, shows signs of Bohemian
influence, paint in color scenes from the life of Saint Benedict at
the openings of the chapters. The model for the work was the verse
life of Benedict by Pope Gregory the Great (circa 540-604), called
the Bis-bini-Vita after its opening line. The variation in the
backgrounds of the illustrations-in some cases landscape and in
others ornamental-is noteworthy and heralds a fresh stylistic
development. The sequence of illustrations was never completed: in
the second part of the manuscript, some of the colored miniatures
are half-finished or remain mere preparatory sketches. These
unfinished works-in-progress offer interesting insights into the
painting techniques of the workshop. The manuscript is at the
Bavarian State Library in Munich, Germany. Subjects:
Germany
1414
Deutschland Publication Statement:
Metten 1414
