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The Bible from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance: Writing and Images from the Vatican Library

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publication details: Collegeville, Minnesota Liturgical Press 2017Description: 365p color illustrations ; 33 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780814644614
Uniform titles:
  • Bibbia, immagini e scrittura nella Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. English.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • B54 23 P578
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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."-- Provided by publisher.
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Reference Reference DVK Library Reference -> Ground Floor -> B B54 P578 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 22145090

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.

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Translated from the Italian.

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