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Support: Parchment; Extent: 81 x 84 mm
Ezekiel's vision of the Tetramorph
This miniature once marked the beginning of the Book of Ezekiel in the deluxe illustrated Bible from which it was taken. The Bible historiale was a popular French translation of biblical history, especially among royal and aristocratic patrons. This miniature is one of several cuttings in the Free Library from the same manuscript illuminated by an artist in the workshop of the Virgil Master, a prominent illuminator known for his work in a copy of Virgil's Aeneid and Bucolics now in the Biblioteca Laurenziana in Florence, Italy.
Daniel receiving his prophecies from God
This miniature once marked the beginning of the Book of Daniel in the deluxe illustrated Bible from which it was taken.
Isaiah holding the saw with which he was martyred
This miniature once marked the beginning of the Book of Isaiah in the deluxe illustrated Bible from which it was taken.
Amos threatening one of the cities of Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, and Ammon
This miniature once marked the beginning of the Book of Amos in the deluxe illustrated Bible from which it was taken.
These cuttings have been dated to ca. 1400-1405.
These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.
Paris, France
1400-1415
French
Paris, France
1400-1415
French
Ezekiel's vision of the Tetramorph
This miniature once marked the beginning of the Book of Ezekiel in the deluxe illustrated Bible from which it was taken. The Bible historiale was a popular French translation of biblical history, especially among royal and aristocratic patrons. This miniature is one of several cuttings in the Free Library from the same manuscript illuminated by an artist in the workshop of the Virgil Master, a prominent illuminator known for his work in a copy of Virgil's Aeneid and Bucolics now in the Biblioteca Laurenziana in Florence, Italy.
Daniel receiving his prophecies from God
This miniature once marked the beginning of the Book of Daniel in the deluxe illustrated Bible from which it was taken.
Isaiah holding the saw with which he was martyred
This miniature once marked the beginning of the Book of Isaiah in the deluxe illustrated Bible from which it was taken.
Amos threatening one of the cities of Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, and Ammon
This miniature once marked the beginning of the Book of Amos in the deluxe illustrated Bible from which it was taken.
These cuttings have been dated to ca. 1400-1405.
These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.
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