"ILLUSTRATED BIBLE OF THE HAGUE.- KB 76F5)" The... Lot 522
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"ILLUSTRATED BIBLE OF THE HAGUE.- KB 76F5)" The original of which is preserved in the Royal Library of Holland. M.: Orbis Mediaevalis, International Editor of Facsimiles, 2011. 255 mm., velvet with superlibris and beautiful metal closures with double Greek cross. Tir numbered notarial act. limited to 695 examples. Contents in case ed., attached vol. of studies. 45 miniatures of beautiful color and abundant gilding. The miniatures of this codex were developed in the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Bertin, a center of wisdom and knowledge in 13th century France; although they are from an unknown hand, they are characterized by using golden backgrounds of Byzantine influence, bright colors and flat figures, while maintaining some of the conventions typical of the Romanesque.
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