Accession number
MS M.433
Object title
Bible historiale (MS M.433).
Created
France, probably Paris, first quarter of the 14th century.
Binding
English 18th-century tan Russia with gilt dentelle borders, rebacked in 1940.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1910.
Description
131 leaves (2 columns, 48 lines, 46 lines from fol. 25r.), bound : vellum, ill. ; 420 x 300 mm
Provenance
Marchese Girolamo d'Adda of Milan; C. Fairfax Murray (1849-1919); purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) from Pearson in 1910; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Ms. fragment of Bible historiale by Guyart des Moulins; written and illuminated in France, probably in Paris, first quarter of the 14th century.
Texts: Psalms throughout Ezekiel (Hagiographa and Prophets); the Hagiographa lacks Ruth, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, and Job; Prophets lacks all after Ezekiel.
Fol. 24v ends in the middle of Psalm 119 (Vulg. 118) at verse 32 with the catchword for the next missing gathering. The second section of the text, beginning with Proverbs on fol. 25 is in a different script and belonged originally to a different Bible. The quality of both the illustrations and initials is inferior. The text ends after the beginning of Ezekiel.
Decoration: 1 large, 11 small miniatures.
The Bible historiale was a popular medieval text combining biblical narrative, legend, and religious commentary. It was written by Guyart des Moulins (ca. 1295) and based on Peter Comestor's 12th-century Historia scholastica.
Revised: 2015
Texts: Psalms throughout Ezekiel (Hagiographa and Prophets); the Hagiographa lacks Ruth, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, and Job; Prophets lacks all after Ezekiel.
Fol. 24v ends in the middle of Psalm 119 (Vulg. 118) at verse 32 with the catchword for the next missing gathering. The second section of the text, beginning with Proverbs on fol. 25 is in a different script and belonged originally to a different Bible. The quality of both the illustrations and initials is inferior. The text ends after the beginning of Ezekiel.
Decoration: 1 large, 11 small miniatures.
The Bible historiale was a popular medieval text combining biblical narrative, legend, and religious commentary. It was written by Guyart des Moulins (ca. 1295) and based on Peter Comestor's 12th-century Historia scholastica.
Revised: 2015
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Language
French
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