Saint-Sever Beatus

8878), is a Romanesque Illuminated manuscript from the 11th century.

[1][2] The manuscript was made at Saint-Sever Abbey, then in the Duchy of Gascony, under the direction of Gregory of Montaner, abbot between 1028 and 1072.

It is believed that the primary artist-scribe who illustrated the manuscript was Stephanus Garsia (who signed his name on folio 6), working alongside other unnamed individuals.

[3] The manuscript contains the Commentary on the Apocalypse of Beatus of Liébana, a commentary on Daniel by Saint Jerome and a treatise on the Virgin Mary by Saint Ildefonsus.

[4][5] Parts of it are displayed in the Musée des Jacobins in Saint-Sever.

Beatus de Saint-Sever, Vision of the Son of Man. Paris, BNF, Ms. Lat. 8878, fols. 121v-122r