TY  - BOOK
AU  - Piazzoni, Ambrogio M and Manzari, Francesca
TI  - The Bible from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance: Writing and Images from the Vatican Library 
SN  - 9780814644614
U1  - B54 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Collegeville, Minnesota 
PB  - Liturgical Press
KW  - Biblioteca apostolica vaticana
KW  - fast
KW  - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
KW  - gnd
KW  - Bible
KW  - Manuscripts
KW  - Illustrations
KW  - Versions
KW  - Bibel
KW  - Manuscripts, Medieval
KW  - Vatican City
KW  - Illumination of books and manuscripts, Ancient
KW  - Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
KW  - Illuminierte Handschrift
KW  - Handschrift
KW  - Illustrated works
N1  - Originally published in Italian as: Bibbia, immagini e scrittura nella Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. Milano : Editoriale Jaca Book, 2017; Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-357) and indexes; Part 1. The oldest testimony of the Bible and the diffusion of the Bible in various cultures -- Part 2. The Bible in the copying and artistic centers from late antiquity to the Renaissance -- Part 3. Particular forms and uses of the biblical text
N2  - "The Bible has inspired scholarly and artistic achievements all over the world since Late Antiquity. The largest and most diverse collection of Bibles, in both their calligraphic and illuminative expression, is archived at the Vatican Library. The scholars who contributed to this volume were given unprecedented access to the Vatican Library archive and, while focusing on the written and illustrative themes of the Bible, have created the most comprehensive chronology to date. This volume is a journey led by major international scholars through the Bible's development from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance era, allowing all readers of the Bible to marvel at the wisdom of the writings and beauty of the illustrations, many available here for the first time."--
ER  -