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Pocket-Sized Bible
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Medieval Europe )
This pocket-size Bible was created around the middle of the thirteenth century in England. It contains the Vulgate text of the Old and New Testaments, arranged in order and divided into chapters. Such Bibles, designed for individual rather than institutional use, began to be created on a large scale during the thirteenth century, especially in Paris. This manuscript is illuminated with a large number of small historiated initials, and also includes a somewhat later image of the Three Living and the Three Dead, a popular scene based on a French poem of the same century.
Provenance
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Mr. Hulinx Borum, England [1]. Léon Gruel, Paris. Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] folio 1r
Exhibitions
| 1995 | To Hell and Back: Medieval Images of the Afterworld. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1992-1993 | The Bible Before Luther. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1987 | Death and Dying in the Middle Ages. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 5 11/16 × W: 3 3/4 in. (14.5 × 9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.51
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