Illuminated Naples Bible

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Summary: A 14th Century Bible - in 300 reproductions
Review: This is not an analysis of an illuminated manuscript. There is a very short historical introduction but the core of the book consists of the minatures and a text that puts the illustrations in scriptural context. For example, the first illustration has a haloed figure leaning against a blue disk with a darker center with a bird flying toward the earth which forms the core of the disk. The accompanying text reads "Jehovah created the heavens and the earth. After separting them from the waters he formed the blue disk of the firmament, and, in its midst, he drew from the darkness the yellowish globe of our earth ..." The story continues through the end of Maccabees i.e. the Greek Hebrew Scripture. This is an absolutely fascinating look into the interpretation of scripture through art.

Rating:
Summary: A 14th Century Bible - in 300 reproductions
Review: This is not an analysis of an illuminated manuscript. There is a very short historical introduction but the core of the book consists of the minatures and a text that puts the illustrations in scriptural context. For example, the first illustration has a haloed figure leaning against a blue disk with a darker center with a bird flying toward the earth which forms the core of the disk. The accompanying text reads "Jehovah created the heavens and the earth. After separting them from the waters he formed the blue disk of the firmament, and, in its midst, he drew from the darkness the yellowish globe of our earth ..." The story continues through the end of Maccabees i.e. the Greek Hebrew Scripture. This is an absolutely fascinating look into the interpretation of scripture through art.