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Bamberg Apocalypse

illuminated manuscript of the Apocalypse from about 1000, Bamberg State Library
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Bamberg Apocalypse
Reichenauer Malerschule (Liuthar-Gruppe); Auftraggeber: Otto III. oder Heinrich II. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Bamberg Apocalypse is an illuminated manuscript[1]. It draws 708 Wikipedia views per month (illuminated manuscript category, ranking #21 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: religious literature[3]
  • Made from material: parchment[4]
  • Collection: Bamberg State Library[5]
  • Inventory number: Msc.Bibl.140[6]
  • Location: Bamberg State Library[7]
  • Commons category: Bamberg Apocalypse[8]
  • Language of work or name: Latin[9]
  • Inception: 1010[10]
  • Publication date: 1010[11]
  • Work available at URL: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:22-dtl-0000087130[12]
  • Number of pages: 106[13]
  • Title: Bamberger Apokalypse[14]
  • Height: 29.5 cm[15]
  • Width: 20.5 cm[16]

Why It Matters

Bamberg Apocalypse has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . digital.bib-bvb.de. digital.bib-bvb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . bsbsbb.bsb.lrz.de. bsbsbb.bsb.lrz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . bsbsbb.bsb.lrz.de. bsbsbb.bsb.lrz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Zserghei · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Bamberg State Library
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → Latin
    Inception → +1010-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||uk, ro, en, ru, da */ Add the Ukrainian label uk:Генріх Вельфлін uses and a Romanian translation, and descriptions after it:Apocalisse di Bamberga in place of"
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