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.
