{"product_id":"the-sibyl-series-of-the-fifteenth-century-9789004332140","title":"The Sibyl Series of the Fifteenth Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin Raybould's The Sibyl Series of the Fifteenth Century examines the startling and sudden change that occurred in the representation of the sibyls throughout Europe during the early Renaissance. Raybould describes how and why during this period the number, names, attributes and prophecies of these archaic prophetesses were selected and stabilized thus providing new witness to the Christian message in sharp contrast to earlier representations where the sibyls had played a minor role in the history of classical and Christian divination and prophecy. The book examines all the fifteenth-century instances of these series, as well as the manuscripts which describe them, identifies the origin of the sibylline prophecies and suggests reasons for the widespread popularity of this new artistic phenomenon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Introduction\t  1.\tGreek and Roman Origins 2.\tThe early Christian Era\t      \t    The Sibylline Oracles\t         \t    Lactantius        \t    St. Augustine                      The Influence of Virgil 3.\tThe Middle  Ages\t    The Encyclopaedic texts   The Apocalyptic texts   The Pisano Sibyls 4.\tThe Sibyls at the beginning of the Fifteenth Century\t  5.\tThe Cortina Sibyls 6.\tThe Orsini Sibyls\t   The Tradition of Wall Painting in the Palaces of Italy The New Canon of Twelve Sibyls\t  The Camera Paramenti               7.   The Manuscripts of the Orsini series\t                   The Early Manuscripts: Zwölf Sibyllen Weissagung\t                Other early Manuscripts 8.   The Theme, Order and Attributes of the Fifteenth Century Sibyl Series\t  9.   The Sibyl Series derived from the Orsini Frescos\t              \t   The Ferrara Sibyls\t                         Feo Belcari and the Rappresentazione                        Baccio Baldini\t                        De Barberis            The Nuremberg Chronicle                        Other Series 10. The Oracula Sibyllina of St. Gall\t  11. The Sibyl Series derived from Lactantius\t                                The Tempio Malatestiano                               Ulm Cathedral                                Siena Cathedral                               The Oxford Paintings               12. Conclusion \t Appendix 1  Text and Origin of the Prophecies of the Orsini Sibyls\t  Appendix 2  Pausanias: Description of Greece Chapter 10.12\t  Appendix 3  Clement of Alexandria: Stromata Appendix 4  Lactantius: Divine Institutes; references to the sibyls Appendix 5  Table of the Order of the Sibyls  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210695631191,"sku":"9789004332140","price":124.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sibyl-series-of-the-fifteenth-century-9789004332140","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}