Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Maurits Sabbebibliotheek, PM0001/V°
Bible
This royal manuscript from the court of Anjou in Naples was made in 1340. It ended up in Leuven in the 16th century after passing through France. The Latin Bible containing 344 folios in goat parchment is important for the study of Italian art history and the cultural history of Southern Italy. The beautiful miniatures are by Cristophoro Orimina. The Anjou Bible recently underwent conservation treatment, and detailed digital photos were made of each page. It has been officially recognized as a masterpiece by the Flemish Community. [Flandrica]
Manuscript description
Manuscript ID
mmfc-16484
Title
Bible
Sobriquet
The Anjou Bible
Shelfmark
Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Maurits Sabbebibliotheek,
PM0001/V°
Former shelfmark
Mechelen 1
Other numbers
1172
(Repertorium van verluchte handschriften 'Collectie Vlaanderen' (Illuminare))
Former shelfmarks
Mechelen, Bibliotheek Grootseminarie, Hs. 1
Heritage register listing
Manuscript Category
Document type
References
Online catalogue record
Digital reproduction
IIIF Manifest
https://lib.is/IE3562253/manifestOther online data sources
BALaT: 89967, 160521, 160630, 160632, 160173, 160174, 160175, 160176, 160177, 160178, 160179, 160180, 160181, 160182, 160183, 160184, 160185, 160186, 160187, 160188, 160190, 160191, 160192, 160193, 160194, 160195, 160196, 160197, 160198, 160199, 160200, 160201, 160202, 160203, 160204, 160205, 160206, 160207, 160208, 160209, 160210, 160211, 160212, 160213, 160214, 160215, 160216, 160217, 160218, 160219, 160220, 160221, 160222, 160223, 160224, 160225, 160226, 160227, 160228, 160229, 160230, 160231, 160232, 160233, 160234, 160235, 160236, 160237, 160238, 160239, 160240, 160241, 160242, 160243, 160244, 160245, 160246, 160247, 160248, 160249, 160250, 160251, 160252, 160253, 160254, 160255, 160256, 160257, 160258, 160259, 160260, 160261, 160262, 160263, 160264, 160265, 160266, 160267, 160268, 160269
Bibliography
Avril, François, ‘Trois manuscrits napolitains des collections de Charles V et de Jean de Berry’, Bibliothèque de l’Ecole des Chartes, 127 (1970), 291–328 (p. 314-328; origin, provenance, codicology) https://doi.org/10.3406/bec.1969.449834
Watteeuw, Lieve, and Jan Van der Stock, The Anjou Bible: A Royal Manuscript Revealed (Paris [u.a.]: Peeters, 2010)
François, Wim, Lieve Watteeuw, and Leo Kenis, eds., Manuscripts & Precious Books in the Maurits Sabbe Library - KU Leuven (Leuven: Peeters, 2019) (p. 20-23; catalogue entry, with reproduction)
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