The Beatus manuscripts weren't as overall detailed as the celtic ones, but they weren't interesting in their own ways. The illustration style is much simpler with horizontal color blocking. When I looked closely at the manuscripts I realized that most of them were narrative pieces that were more understandable than the previous ones we had looked at. I kept thinking about the basic design of them with the narrative aspect and I thought they related to more modern art through painted quilts.
The blocky color patches and the order within sections reminded me of the Beatus manuscripts. The repeating patterns are also a common feature in the older manuscripts. I also like how the painted story quilts are divided into different sections that tell a complete story.
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