Den Haag, KB, 132 F 21

Bible

Paris, follower of Mathurin atelier (illuminator); c. 1240-1260

Beschrijving

88 historiated initials (125/13x15/6 mm) with border decoration; decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 4r, 95v, 123v, 187r, 219v, etc.); penwork initials with pen-fluorishes throughout

Herkomst

P.-A.Bolognaro-Crevenna; his sale in 1790 at D.J. Changuion & P. den Hengst, Amsterdam (cat. 26 April 1789, pt. 1, no. 66). W. Irhoven van Dam; his sale in 1803 at J. van Cleef & B. Scheurleer, The Hague (cat. no. 5). Purchased in 1823 from the estate of C.G. Hultman (d. 1821)

Codicologie

Vellum, ff. 656, 133x83 (95x62) mm, 2 columns, 45 lines, littera textualis. Latin. Binding: 17th-century red morocco, blind and gilt

Hier ziet u vanaf nummer 1 tot 40 van 92 illustraties.
Pagina: 1 2 3


1. St. Jerome writing his Prologue to the Bible

2. God at the beginning of the Creation (1st of 8)

3. The Creation: division of light and darkness (2nd ...

4. The Creation: division of sea and earth (3rd of 8)

5. The Creation: trees and plants (4th of 8)

6. The Creation: sun and moon (5th of 8)

7. The Creation: birds and fishes (6th of 8)

8. The Creation: God forms Eve from Adam's rib (7th o...

9. The Crucifixion, with Mary and St. John (8th of 8)

10. Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt

11. Moses receives the Tables of the Law from God

12. Moses numbers the people

13. Moses teaching

14. Joshua communicating with God

15. Judah communicating with God

16. Elimelech and Naomi on their way

17. The Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant

18. The death of Saul: he kills himself with a sword

19. Abishag is brought before David on his sickbed

20. Ahaziah falls out of (the window of) an upper cham...

21. Jewish tribe

22. Solomon prays for wisdom

23. Cyrus, king of Persia, orders a temple to be built...

24. Nehemiah gives wine to Artaxerxes

25. Nehemiah dedicates the walls of Jerusalem

26. The angel Raphael cures Tobit of his blindness

27. Holofernes beheaded by Judith with his own sword

28. Job on the dung-hill is tormented by his wife and ...

29. David playing the harp

30. Samuel anoints David

31. David points to his eyes

32. Fool

33. David in the water praying to God in heaven

34. David playing bells

35. Monks singing

36. Christ enthroned ('Pantocrator')

37. Solomon has his proverbs written down

38. Solomon teaches Rehoboam

39. Solomon's wisdom: he commands a soldier to divide ...

40. 'Ecclesia Imperatrix' holding a cross and a chalic...