Berthold Furtmeyr
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Miniature (illuminated manuscript)
The word miniature, derived from the Latin minium, red lead, is a picture in an ancient or medieval illuminated manuscript; the simple decoration of the early codices having been miniated or delineated with that pigment...
, attested as a citizen of Regensburg
Regensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
between 1470 and 1501.
He contributed to an Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
manuscript of G. Rorer between 1470 and 1472. His main work is the decoration of a missal
Missal
A missal is a liturgical book containing all instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the year.-History:Before the compilation of such books, several books were used when celebrating Mass...
of five volumes for archbishop Bernhard von Rohr, completed in 1481 or 1482.
Literature
- Edeltraud Jantschke: Stilkritische Beschreibung der Miniaturen des Regensburger Illuministen Berthold Furtmeyr. Erlangen 1951.
- Alheidis von Rohr: Berthold Furtmeyr und die Regensburger Buchmalerei des 15. Jahrhunderts. Bonn 1967
- Johannes Janota (Hrsg.): Die Furtmeyr-Bibel in der Universitätsbibliothek Augsburg. Kommentar. Augsburg: Presse-Druck- und Verlags-GmbH 1990