Abstract

MARTINEZ RODRIGUEZ, Adelina; CROVETTO DE LA TORRE, Miguel Angel; BILBAO CATALA, José Ramón  and  CROVETTO MARTINEZ, Rafael. Posture and balance of the organic miniatures of the Codex of San Andrés de Arroyo. Index Enferm [online]. 2008, vol.17, n.1, pp.69-73. ISSN 1699-5988.

The Beatuses are Spanish medieval codices that refer to the Apocalypses. Miniatures full of human and celestial characters accompany the text. The Beatus of San Andrés de Arroyo is one of them. We have made an anatomic and postural analysis of the figures of this Beatus. We’ve found human and celestial figures who’s posture and balance are lacking in harmony, contrary to physiology. On the other hand we have found other figures that maintain a perfect balance, representing movement and motionlessness correctly.We believe, based on all this, that there is more than one Beatus de San Andrés de Arroyo illustrator, one of them being more of a naturalist than the other.

Keywords : Balance; Corporal posture; Medieval Beatuses.