Tuesday 1 December 2015

Bible Historiale (The Hague, MMW 10 B 23)

David besieges Jerusalem, f. 144r.

Colloquial name(s): Bible Historiale, History Bible
Official name(s): The Hague, Museum Meermanno Westeenianum, 10 B 23

Date: 1371-1372 (source)
Origin: France (source)

Online facsimile available via: Museum Meermanno Westeenianum (full facsimile, however the link breaks intermittently), Koninklijke Bibliotheek Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts (selection of illustrations), Wikimedia Commons (selection of illustrations)

MMW, 10 B 23 contains Guiard des Moulins' Grande Bible Historiale Complétée. It contains numerous illustrations of biblical scenes, often within characteristic quadrilobe borders.

Descriptions of the illustrations are provided by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek - just click on the 'images and descriptions' link at the bottom of the page.

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