| Title |
The most beautiful Bibles / edited by Andreas Fingernagel & Christian Gastgeber. |
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| Publication Info. |
Hong Kong ; Los Angeles : Taschen, [2008] |
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©2008 |
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| Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department
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745.674 MOS |
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| Description |
319 pages : color illustrations, facsimile ; 38 cm |
| Note |
At head of title: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-312) and index of authors. |
| Contents |
Bible production in medieval monasteries -- From royal collection to National Library -- Textual traditions and editorial revisions : Bibles from their beginnings to the standardized Bibles of the 13th century -- Magnificence and grandeur : luxury Bible manuscripts -- Biblical exegesis from the Church Fathers to scholasticism -- Medieval versions of history in world chronicles and history Bibles -- The juxtaposition of the Old and New Testaments in typological picture Bibles -- Bible manuscripts of the Jewish and Eastern Orthodox faiths. |
| Subject |
Bible -- Illustrations -- History.
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Illumination of books and manuscripts -- History.
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| Added Author |
Fingernagel, Andreas.
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Gastgeber, Christian.
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Österreichische Nationalbibliothek.
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| ISBN |
3836502992 |
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9783836502993 |
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$60.00 |
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