Bible of Moutier-Grandval

Bible of Moutier-Grandval

Tours (France) — Around 835

Bible of Moutier-Grandval

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Bible of Moutier-Grandval

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Codicology

Alternative Titles
Bibel von Moutier-Grandval
Grandval-Bibel
Moutier-Grandval-Bibel
Bible de Moutier-Grandval
Size / Format
898 pages / 51.0 × 37.5 cm
Origin
France
Date
Around 835
Language
Script
Carolingian minuscule
Illustrations
Four full-page miniatures and numerous large decorated initials
Content
Old and New Testament in Alcuin's revised version of the Vulgate with prefaces by St. Jerome; poems by Alcuin
Previous Owners
Moutier-Grandval Abbey

Available facsimile editions:
Facsimile Editions

#1 Die Bibel von Moutier-Grandval : British Museum ADD. MS. 10546

Limited Edition: 1020 copies
Binding: Brown half-linen binding
Commentary: 1 volume (207 pp.) by Johannes Duft, Bonifatius Fisher, Albert Bruckner, Ellen J. Beer, Alfred A. Schmid, Eva Irblich, and Hermann J. Frede
Language: German
1 volume: This facsimile is not complete. Reproduction of 42 pages of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.
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