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History Bible

Utrecht, Master of the Feathery Clouds (illuminator); c. 1467

Beschrijving

28 miniatures (...x... mm), 1 pendrawn miniature, penwork initials with pen-flourishes in Utrecht style (`crwon-and-dragon': ff.

Herkomst

Acquired in 1809 as part of the collection of J. Visser (no. 172)

Codicologie

Vellum, ff. 389, 368x325 (277x185) mm, 2 columns, 57 lines, littera . Dutch. Binding: 17th-/18th-century vellum, blind

Hier ziet u vanaf nummer 1 tot 35 van 35 illustraties.

1. The Creation: division of light and darkness	2. The Creation: division of the waters above and bel...	3. The Creation: birds and fishes	4. The Creation: division of sea and earth	5. The Creation: beasts of the field and Eve
6. The Creation: sun and moon; trees and plants	7. The Creation: God on his throne resting on the sev...	8. Moses is exposed in his basket and found by the da...	9. God speaks to Moses in the Tabernacle	10. The Israelites cross the Red Sea; Pharaoh's army p...
11. Moses communicates with God on Mount Sinai; Adorat...	12. Rahab helps the spies of Joshua escape Jericho; re...	13. Battle between the Israelites and the Canaanites	14. Ruth gleaning in the field of Boaz	15. Elkanah with his wives Hannah and Peninnah
16. The death of Saul; the Amalekite messenger who bri...	17. Abishag at the bed of old David	18. The sickbed of Hezekiah: the prophet Isaiah prescr...	19. Tobias leaves Tobit; Tobias travels with the angel...	20. The prophet Ezekiel
21. Habakkuk, carried by an angel, brings food to Dani...	22. King Cyrus worships the image of Bel; Daniel's ser...	23. King Cyrus rebuilds the temple of Jerusalem	24. Judith puts the head of Holofernes into a sack	25. Ezra returns to Jerusalem
26. Esther before Ahasuerus	27. Job on the dung-hill is tormented by his wife and ...	28. Solomon enthroned among his counsellors	29. The Preacher (Ecclesiastes) in discussion	30. Solomon discussing with the queen of Sheba
31. People listening to Solomon's wisdom	32. Jesus Sirach in discussion	33. Olympias is seduced by Nectanebus in the form of a...	34. The three parts of the world depicted on Darius' t...	35. Alexander consults the prophetic Trees of the Sun ...