| The
photograph shows a miniature from the St. Albans Psalter (Albani
Psalter). As one can see here Christ saves all souls –
“out of helle mennes souls” to quote The
Vision of Piers Plowman (Passus
XVIII, l. 373). The Psalter was created possibly between 1123
and 1135 at St. Albans Abbey near London. We are very grateful
for this high quality reproduction provided personally by Dr.
Helmar Härtel from the Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel,
where the St. Albans Psalter is kept. |
Christ
leads the souls away from hell.Mural painting from the Boyana
Church, 13th century. The Bulgarian art critic Kiril Krustev
is convinced that the anonymous Boyana artist was under the
influence of Bogomil ideas. The salvation of all souls is
emphasized by Avel with a shephard’s stick (visible to the
left ), among other descendants of Adam. Photo:
Vl. Vitanov. More
information in DUALIST
IDEAS IN THE ENGLISH PRE-REFORMATION AND REFORMATION (Bogomil-Cathar
Influence on Wycliffe, Tyndale, Langland and Milton).
Bul- Koreni Publishing House, Sofia.
2005, p.p. 117-120; 129-130. |
