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Bible Moralisee Vienna, Oesterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. Vind. 2554,

Bible Moralisee Vienna, Oesterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. Vind. 2554, Hardcover - 1995

by Gerald B. Guest

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Turnhout Brepols 1995. Hardback, 280 p., , 136 in colour, 150 x 200 mm. ISBN 9781872501925. This is the reproduction of the moralized Bible, made in the first half of the 13th century, in which biblical scenes are juxtaposed with theological and allegorical interpretative images.The moralized Bible, in which biblical scenes are juxtaposed with theological and allegorical interpretative images, was a new and original type of biblical manuscript that emerged in Paris in the 1220s. The book reproduced here in facsimile in one of the most beautiful of the surviving copies that was made in the firt half of the 13th century, and its glorious pages, with over 1000 illuminated medallions, vie with the translucent stained glass windows of the great Gothic cathedrals. Languages : English.
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  • Title Bible Moralisee Vienna, Oesterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. Vind. 2554,
  • Author Gerald B. Guest
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Turnhout Brepols 1995, London
  • Date December 1995
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 39487
  • ISBN 9781872501925 / 1872501923
  • Weight 1.66 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 6.08 x 1.05 in (20.32 x 15.44 x 2.67 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
  • Library of Congress subjects Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010293561
  • Dewey Decimal Code 220.541

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From the rear cover

This beautiful illuminated manuscript, now in Vienna, Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, is one of the earliest surviving examples of a unique group of Bibles containing the most extensive cycles of biblical illustrations juxtaposed with theological and allegorical interpretative images. The present moralized Bible was produced in Paris in the first half of the 13th century, and contains over 1000 exquisitely illuminated medallions accompanied by textual extracts and commentaries that act as captions to the illustrations and thus reveal, by word and image, the relevance of the Bible to contemporary life. They reflect the rapidly-changing world of the thirteenth century and highlight the many ideological problems prominent in the intellectual and political milieu of the time. It is a book that has long fascinated both historians and art-historians, since it stands out not only as one of the major artistic achievements of its time, but also as an important historical document for an understanding of medieval Europe. All illuminated pages of Codex 2554 are reproduced in full colour in this volume. In his commentary to the manuscript, Gerald Guest explains the origins of this type of Bible manuscript; he compares the work with other surviving examples, examines the style and meaning of the illuminations, poses the likely patrons and puts the creation of the moralized Bible in its intellectual and artistic context. The author has also translated all the French texts that accompany the illuminations into English.

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