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BIBLE MANUSCRIPTS AND
BIBLE MINIATURES ON THE WEB
The hyperlinks below are to web sites that have pictures of Bibles, Breviaries, and the Book of Hours.
IMPORTANT: These links are for the sole purpose of providing you with the images of the Bible and the Book of Hours pages. They are not intended to be an endorsement of any accompanying text, which in most cases is minimal. Also, clicking on the image will often take you to an enlarged picture or image.
The Lindisfarne Gospels - Moved to Page 2
Gutenberg Bible
named after Johann Gutenberg. Sometimes called
the Mazarin Bible after the French Cardinal Mazarin It is the first
book to be printed with movable type. Possibly 180
copies were printed.
Proverbs 1r Vol 2
Page 1r Vol.
1
Tobit Book [liber]of Tobit [Tobias] [Latin]
Judith
Matthew or [Matheus]
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Deuterocanonical books
plus
Pictures of Catholic German Language Bibles Before Martin Luther
. Vatican
Book of Revelation or [Apocalypse]
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Kells
Links. See images of them at this site.
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Carolingian miniatures
1. Ebbo Gospels
Miniature from the Gospel of Ebbo: Saint Mathew.
Before 823 A.D. (Epernay: Bib. Munic.) 17x14 cm. The Gospel was written at Hautvillers for Archbishop Eboo of Rheims (d. 843). Ebbo was a commoner who rose in the context of the court school and from there was assigned the archbishopric of Reims.2. Miniature from the Four Gospels: Saint Mathew.
Reims school, 845-882 AD (New York: Morgan Library M.728 f.14 v.)3. Miniature from the Four Gospels, showing Saint Mark.
Reims school, 845-882 AD. (New York: Morgan Library).4. Miniature from Stuttgart Psalter, Black and White:
Ps 143, 10, showing David and Goliath. First quarter of the 9th c. A.D. (Stuttgart: Wurt. Landesbib. Folio 158 v.)
Iro-Frankish and Anglo-Frankish Miniatures during the Carolingian Era
Anglo-Frankish school, 9th c. A.D. Note the dot decoration, interlacing, and the zoomorphs.
Metalwork
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A
bible printed by Nikolaus Jenson, 1479
Venice's early reputation as a printing center was largely due to the works of Nikolaus Jenson, who, from 1470 to 1480, printed ninety-eight known works, primarily ancient classics, legal, and theological literature. His Antiqua type, based on Roman inscriptions, is considered the perfect embodiment of humanistic ideals.
This 1479 Bible, printed on vellum, is an outstanding incunabulum, with
illuminated initials, and precious miniatures such as that showing scenes from
Genesis: the Creation of Man, the Fall, and the Expulsion form Paradise.
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Koninklijke
Bibliotheek's Religious works
(National Library of the Netherlands)
Mediaeval manuscripts and illumination.
(See Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible)
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Bodleian Library, Towards an Image Catalogue . . .
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Bible moralisée. France, Paris(?);
13th century, c. 1235-45.
MS. Bodl. 270b, fol. 183v (detail of
roundels D 1-2).
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Bible 13th century See Judith, Baruch, Maccabees
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Manuscript of the Gospels: Ireland? second half of the 8th
century Text with decorated initials
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Psalm 1 (Beatus vir), from a Psalter: St. Albans abbey,
c.1270-80, Illuminated initial B at the beginning of
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Book of Hours:
Flanders, c.1360
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Bibliothèque
Nationale de France provides
14 and 15
century Book of Hours and breviaries
Including:
John of
Berry's Petites Heures, France, Paris 14th Century.
Breviary of Martin of Aragon, Spain, Catalonia 15th Century.
The Catalan Atlas, Spain, Majorca 14th century.
St
Matthew
Biblical scenes :Clicking on
the particular title will give you several
thumbnail
pictures.
Annunciation , Is one of my favorites in this group
Two of my favorites,
Just
click on the small image to see it enlarged or the whole page.
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Parchment 1164 AD, and a Bible 1255 AD Great
picture of Bible.
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Matthew's Gospel. A beautiful scene from a page in the first
Gospel.
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The
Hellenic Ministry of Culture for The Country of Greece
Great
Manuscripts
Also
see their
full
catalogue - a large file because of the thumbnails
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Illumination and
Calligraphy From Selected Collections
lists
several thumbnail collections like
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Utah
University site includes
BOOK
OF HOURS LEAF second quarter of the 15th c., France,
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Illuminated manuscripts
Miniatures from the 13th to 16th centuries. Nice selection of JPEG
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FIFTY ONE LEAVES FROM MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
Western Europe: 12th - 16th centuries
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l'Université
de Liège. Bibliothèque. Miniatures des manuscrits
French Language only. Click and
manuscript on the left and then click a paticular page on the top.
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Christus
Rex has a link to
THE BOOK OF HOURS OF
DUC DE BERRY
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Spalding University
Book of Hours
Illuminated for the Daughter of Francis I
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Gorgeous images
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Rare
Books information.
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The Bible as Literature and Art
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Book of Hours , At the Bibliotheca Schoenbergensis:
University of Pennsylvania,
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Manuscripts, Images from Medieval and Renaissance
Columbia University Library. Mostly
just text.
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L'Université
de Liège
(University of Liège, Belgium)
Language: French
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Polyglot
Bible - The Gospel of St. Luke - (no pictures) shows
translations in Old English / Middle English /
Early Modern English / Present Day English
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DScriptorium
is devoted to
collecting, storing and distributing digital images of
Medieval manuscripts
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St. Mark: St. Severin Gospels, incipit. English (Glastonbury?). Beg. 10th c.
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A German Web
site with links to JPEG illuminations
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A
Miniature showing the creation of Eve, the Fall, and banishment from Eden
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Samuel anoints
Saul, the King in this colorful biblical miniature.
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Gospel of Mark 1: 1-3 - In Coptic 1205 AD
This
manuscript of the four Gospels is one of the finest surviving Coptic codices of
the Middle Ages. This codex includes both a Coptic version of the Gospels,
translated from the Greek, and an Arabic translation. Opposite the text is
a miniature of the Evangelist writing the first word of his Gospel, with the
archangel Michael standing beside him.
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Gospel of Luke 20: 1-8 - In Arabic - 993 AD
Translated from a Coptic original, it is one of the earliest surviving
Arabic versions of any part of the New Testament.
. Psalter In Ethiopic Fifteenth century
God as Architect / Geometer,
from the French Codex Vindobonensis 2554,
God as Architect Builder Geometer Craftsman
The Frontispiece of
Bible Moralisee about AD 1220.
Bible moralisée, AD 1233 with Deuterocanonical Books
Thobiae or
Book of Tobit,
Judith,
Gospels,
Nativity of Christ's Birth
The Biblia pauperum ("Paupers'
Bible") was a tradition of picture Bibles.
Three episodes from a block-book Biblia Pauperum illustrating typological
correspondences between the Old and New Testaments:
Eve and the serpent, the Annunciation, Gideon's miracle
See
Biblical Text
Explanations
The Velislai biblia picta is an illuminated manuscript of 1325-1349, which is in effect a picture-book of the Bible, as the text is limited to brief titles or descriptions of the 747 pictures from the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Creation of the World in the Velislav Bible
Missals
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Mary
worshipping Baby Jesus: Beautifully decorated Missal,
Kat.-Nr. 118
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The
scourging at the pillar Kat.-Nr. 118
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Christ on
the Cross: Shedding His most precious Blood. Kat.-Nr. 118 p84
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Christ on
the Cross with the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John
Streubestände 1
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Wisdom of Solomon Kat.-Nr. 69 — Hs. 427H
Plutarchus. Guarinus Veronensis. Florenz,
1452/1455-1462.
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Psalm
1: Kat.-Nr. 80 — 36
Wien, Erzbischöfliche
Bibliothek
Psalterium. Varia. Böhmen, 4. Viertel 14. Jh. (vor 1396 ?).
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The
Prophet Baruch: From a Bible fragment. Biblia 1385 Mähren, Kat.-Nr. 28
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Saint
Matthew: Colorful full page miniature of him from the 9th Century.
Kat.-Nr. 92
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St.
John Evangelist,
Bible Oxford England , early 13th century
Illuminated including
Deuterocanonical books
Genesis
fol 5r Genesis Initial I n Creation
Joshua
fol 69r Joshua proclaiming to the people
Ruth
fol 85v Ruth
Kings 2
fol 117v Kings 4 old version Kings 2 new Initial P revaricatus
Judith
fol 159v Judith praying
Job
fol 168v God correcting Satan
Psalms 1
fol 176v Psalm 1 Initial B eatus David playing harp
Psalms 52
fol 184v Psalm 51 52 David and Goliath
Psalms 69
fol 187r Psalm 68 69 Jonah and whale. God above
Wisdom of Solomon
fol 218r Solomon holding scepter
Sirach
fol 223v Ecclesiasticus Sirach Initial O mnis Solomon holding sword
Lamentations
fol 269r Lamentations Jeremiah weeping
Baruch
fol 270v Baruch with Jeremiah dictating below
Letter of Jeremiah - Baruch Chapter 6
fol 272r Letter of Jeremiah
Daniel
fol 289r Daniel and the lions
Jonah
fol 300v Jonah in the whale. God above
1 Maccabees
fol 307v I Maccabees
Matthew
fol 325v Matthew Initial L iber
Romans
fol 363v St Paul he falls off horse Acts 9
2 John 3 John Jude
fol. 400v
a) II John.
Initial S(enior) St. John the Evangelist, bearded (as the Ancient) holding
scroll
b) III John.
Initial S(enior)
c) Jude. I(udas)
Revelation
fol 401r Apocalypse Revelation Initial A pocalypsis
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Bible Latin England Oxford early 13th century Illuminated
Book of Tobias from
Bible AD 1270
(Tobit)
Bad links
John's Gospel 1:1
Czech Antiphon
Wien oder Wiener Neustadt, Stadtmuseum 1325
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St.
Matthew (Evangelist Matthäus.) Mat
1:1 Kat.-Nr. 133
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Matthew's Gospel Chapter 1: 1-6 Kat.-Nr. 133
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St.
Mark ,
St. Luke ,
St.
John , John
1:1 Kat.-Nr. 133
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A golden
cover for what was obviously a prized possession Evangeliarium Kat.-Nr. 133
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