{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-bible-9780500026168","title":"The Art of the Bible","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn extensively illustrated compendium of 45 expertly selected illuminated bibles that transport the reader through 1,000 years of history and across the Christian world.     For two millennia the Bible has inspired the creation of art. Within this legacy of remarkable art and beauty, illuminated biblical manuscripts offer some of the best evidence for our understanding of early Christian painting and artistic interpretations of the Bible.     Compiled and written by two internationally renowned experts, this beautiful book immerses the reader in the world of illuminated manuscripts of the Bible. Through its pictures we are transported across 1,000 years of history, passing chronologically through many of the major centres of the Christian world. Starting in Constantinople in the East, the journey moves on to Lindisfarne in the North, to imperial Aachen, back to Canterbury, then to Carolingian Tours in western France. Later we view some of the riches of Winchester, Mozarabic Spain, Crus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sumptuous … spans 1,000 years and considers the history and significance of 45 illuminated biblical manuscripts, providing much insight into medieval Christian art' - Apollo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: One Thousand Years of Art and Beauty\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Bibles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. The Golden Canon Tables\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canon Tables of Eusebius of Caesarea, in Greek Constantinople, 6th or 7th century [Turkey]\u003cbr\u003e Glimpses of early Christian splendour in Constantinople\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2. The Lindisfarne Gospels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Four Gospels, in Latin, with added interlinear gloss in Old English\u003cbr\u003e Lindisfarne, c. 700 (added gloss, Chester-le-Street, c. 970) [UK]\u003cbr\u003e Spectacular Anglo-Saxon Ornament\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3. The Vespasian Psalter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Psalter, in Latin, with interlinear gloss in Old English \u003cbr\u003e Kent, 1st half of the 8th century [UK]\u003cbr\u003e The Earliest Narrative Initials in Western Europe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4. The Harley Golden Gospels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Four Gospels, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Aachen?, Carolingian Empire, c. 800 [UK]\u003cbr\u003e The Gospels Written in Gold\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5. The Canterbury Royal Bible\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bible, in Latin (incomplete, now comprising the Four Gospels only)\u003cbr\u003e Canterbury, 1st quarter of the 9th century, [UK]\u003cbr\u003e An Early Canterbury Bible\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6. The Moutier-Granval Bible\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bible, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Tours, 2nd quarter of the 9th century [France]\u003cbr\u003e Symbolic Figurative Art\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7. The Lothar Psalter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Psalter, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Aachen, c. 842–55 [Germany]\u003cbr\u003e An Imperial Psalter\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e8. The Aethelstan or Coronation Gospels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Four Gospels, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Lobbes, south of Brussels, last quarter of the 9th century, or 1st quarter of the 10th century [Belgium]\u003cbr\u003e A Royal Gift\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e9. Guest-Coutts New Testament\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e New Testament, in Greek\u003cbr\u003e Constantinople, middle of 10th century\u003cbr\u003e [Turkey]\u003cbr\u003e An Illuminated New Testament from Constantinople\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e10. The Harley Psalter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Psalter, in Latin (Psalms, incomplete)\u003cbr\u003e Canterbury, 1st half of the 11th century\u003cbr\u003e [UK]\u003cbr\u003e An Anglo-Saxon Masterpiece\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e11. The Old English Hexateuch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hexateuch (Genesis-Joshua), in Old English\u003cbr\u003e Canterbury, 2nd quarter of the 11th century\u003cbr\u003e [UK]\u003cbr\u003e The Earliest Illustrated Western Vernacular Bible\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e12. The Harley Echternach Gospels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Four Gospels, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Echternach, middle of the 11th century\u003cbr\u003e [Luxembourg]\u003cbr\u003e Ottonian Imperial Style\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e13. The Tiberius Psalter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Psalter, in Latin, imperfect, with Old English gloss\u003cbr\u003e Winchester, 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 11th century\u003cbr\u003e [UK]\u003cbr\u003e A Grand Christological Cycle\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e14. Theodore Psalter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Psalter, in Greek\u003cbr\u003e Constantinople, 1066\u003cbr\u003e [Turkey]\u003cbr\u003e A Byzantine Visual Commentary on the Psalms\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e15. The Silos Apocalypse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Revelation and Beatus of Liébana’s commentary,\u003cbr\u003e St Jerome’s commentary on Daniel, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Silos [Spain], 1091 (text) and 1109 (decoration)\u003cbr\u003e [Spain]\u003cbr\u003e A Spanish Vision of the Apocalypse\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e16. The Stavelot Bible\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bible, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Stavelot, near Liège, 1093–97\u003cbr\u003e [Belgium]\u003cbr\u003e Monumental Art\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e17. The Egerton Gospel Lectionary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gospel Lectionary, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Germany, c. 1100\u003cbr\u003e [Germany]\u003cbr\u003e Illuminating the Liturgy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e18. The Burney Gospels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Four Gospels, in Greek\u003cbr\u003e Constantinople, 10th century (script) and 2nd quarter\u003cbr\u003e of 12th century (portraits)\u003cbr\u003e [Turkey]\u003cbr\u003e An Imperial Tetraevangelion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e19. The Psalter of Queen Melisende\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Psalter, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Jerusalem, between 1131 and 1143\u003cbr\u003e [Middle East]\u003cbr\u003e A Psalter for a Crusader Queen\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e20. The Winchester Psalter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Psalter, in Latin and French with the Apostles Creed\u003cbr\u003e and some prayers in French\u003cbr\u003e Winchester, England, middle of 12th century\u003cbr\u003e [UK]\u003cbr\u003e An Illustrated Bilingual Psalter\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e21. The Worms Bible\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bible, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Frankenthal, near Worms, c. 1148\u003cbr\u003e [Germany]\u003cbr\u003e A Romanesque Giant Bible\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e22. The Floreffe Bible\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bible, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Meuse valley, 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century\u003cbr\u003e [Germany]\u003cbr\u003e Visual Biblical Exegesis\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e23. The Arnstein Bible\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bible, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Arnstein, Germany, c. 1172\u003cbr\u003e [Germany]\u003cbr\u003e A Grand Monastic Bible\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e24. The Harley Greek Gospels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Four Gospels, in Greek\u003cbr\u003e Cyprus or Palestine, late 12th century\u003cbr\u003e [Middle East]\u003cbr\u003e A Gospels to Aid Devotion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e25. Syriac Lectionary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gospel Lectionary, in Syriac\u003cbr\u003e Mosul, between 1216 and 1220\u003cbr\u003e [Syria \/ Middle East]\u003cbr\u003e A Syrian Visualization of the Gospels\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e26. The Harley Bible moralisée\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Moralized Bible (Maccabees and the New Testament),\u003cbr\u003e in Latin, Paris, 2nd quarter of 13th century\u003cbr\u003e [France]\u003cbr\u003e Royal Instruction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e27. Apocalypse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Revelation, with extracts from the commentary\u003cbr\u003e of Berengaudus, in Latin, imperfect\u003cbr\u003e London or Westminster, c. 1260\u003cbr\u003e [UK]\u003cbr\u003e An English Illustrated Apocalypse\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e28. Bolognese Bible\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bible, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Bologna, c. 1280–1300\u003cbr\u003e [Italy]\u003cbr\u003e Italian Splendour\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e29. Gospel Lectionary of the Sainte-Chapelle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gospel Lectionary, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Paris, last quarter of 13th century\u003cbr\u003e [France]\u003cbr\u003e Picturing the Gospels in Medieval Paris\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e30. The Queen Mary Psalter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Psalter, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e London?, 1st quarter of 14th century\u003cbr\u003e [UK]\u003cbr\u003e Unprecedented Psalter Illustration\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e31. Welles Apocalypse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Revelation, with commentary in Anglo-Norman French,\u003cbr\u003e bound with Peter of Peckham, La lumere as lais\u003cbr\u003e England, c. 1310\u003cbr\u003e [UK]\u003cbr\u003e Revelation in the Vernacular\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e32. Holkham Bible Picture Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bible Picture Book, with captions in Anglo-Norman French\u003cbr\u003e London, c. 1320–30\u003cbr\u003e [UK]\u003cbr\u003e The Bible in Pictures\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e33. The St Omer Psalter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Psalter, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Norfolk, c. 1330 (with later additions)\u003cbr\u003e [UK]\u003cbr\u003e Glorious Marginal Imagery\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e34. Bible of Clement VII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bible, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e Naples, c. 1330–40\u003cbr\u003e [Italy]\u003cbr\u003e A Papal Bible\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e35. The Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Four Gospels, in Slavonic of Bulgarian character\u003cbr\u003e Turnovo (?), 1355–56\u003cbr\u003e [Bulgaria]\u003cbr\u003e Slavonic Emulation of Byzantine Splendour\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e36. Bible historiale of Charles V\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bible historiale completée moyenne: Genesis to the Apocalypse, in French\u003cbr\u003e Paris, 1357\u003cbr\u003e [France]\u003cbr\u003e The Bible as History\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e37. Paduan Bible Picture Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibbia istoriata: Exodus to Joshua, in Italian\u003cbr\u003e Padua, c. 1390–1400\u003cbr\u003e [Italy]\u003cbr\u003e The Old Testament in Pictures\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e38. King’s Biblia pauperum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Biblia pauperum\u003cbr\u003e The Hague, c. 1395–1400\u003cbr\u003e [Netherlands]\u003cbr\u003e The Old Testament revealed in the New\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e39. The Great Bible of the Kings of England\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bible, in Latin\u003cbr\u003e London, c. 1410–13\u003cbr\u003e [UK]\u003cbr\u003e A Late Medieval Giant Bible\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e40. Bible historiale of Charles of France\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Grande Bible historiale à prologues: Genesis to the Apocalypse\u003cbr\u003e Paris, c. 1420\u003cbr\u003e [France]\u003cbr\u003e Learning Wisdom from the Bible\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e41. Dutch History Bible\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Utrecht Bible: Genesis to Esther\u003cbr\u003e Utrecht, c. 1440–45\u003cbr\u003e [Netherlands]\u003cbr\u003e Seeing Salvation in the Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e42. Edward IV’s Bible historiale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bible historiale: Tobit to Acts, in French\u003cbr\u003e Bruges, 1470 (script) and c. 1479 (illumination)\u003cbr\u003e [Belgium]\u003cbr\u003e A Bible fit for a King\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e43. The Gospels of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Four Gospels, in Greek\u003cbr\u003e Rome, 1478\u003cbr\u003e [Italy]\u003cbr\u003e A Renaissance Cardinal’s Gospel book\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e44. Armenian Gospels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Four Gospels, in Armenian\u003cbr\u003e Isfahan, 1608\u003cbr\u003e [Middle East]\u003cbr\u003e Painting the Gospels in Persia\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e45. Ethiopian Octateuch and Gospels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Octateuch, Four Gospels and Apostolic Canons, in classical Ethiopic (Ge'ez)\u003cbr\u003e Gondar (?), late 17th century\u003cbr\u003e [Ethiopia]\u003cbr\u003e Reviving Former Ethiopian splendour\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402751353175,"sku":"9780500026168","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-bible-9780500026168","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}