Bible of San Paolo fuori le Mura
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The Bible of San Paolo fuori le Mura is a 9th-century illuminated Bible. Of all surviving Carolingian Bibles, it is the most thoroughly illuminated.
The manuscript was produced at
Benedictine abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
, where it has remained since.
Content
The manuscript contains the entirety of the
Epistles of Paul, and a miniature for the Book of Revelation. One miniature at the beginning of the Book of Job
has been lost. This is the most extensive cycle of illustrations in any surviving Carolingian Bible.
See also
References
- Walther, Ingo; Wolf, Norbert (2005). Codices Illustres: The world's most famous illuminated manuscripts, 400 to 1600. Köln: Taschen.
- Cardinali, Marco (2009). La Bibbia carolingia dell'Abbazia di San Paolo fuori le Mura. Vatican City: Edizioni Abbazia San Paolo.
Further reading
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- Gaehde, Joachim E. (1975). "The Pictorial Sources of the Illustrations to the Books of Kings, Proverbs, Judith and Maccabees in the Carolingian Bible of San Paolo fuori le Mura in Rome". Frühmittelalterliche Studien. 9: 359–389.