The Maciejowski Bible, also called the Morgan Picture Bible, Crusader Bible or Shah Abbas Bible, is a medieval illuminated manuscript, a picture book Bible of which 46 folios survive. It consists of miniature paintings of events from the Hebrew Bible depicted from a Christian perspective and set in the scenery and costumes of thirteenth century France, largely illustrating stories of kings, especially King David, with its illustrations now surrounded by text added later in three scripts and five languages.
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Year Created LocationMorgan Library and Museum, New York City, with two folios at the Bibliothèque nationale de France 1 Commissioned By Classification
GenreManuscript Illumination 1 Medium
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The book has traditionally been thought to have been created in Paris in the mid-1240s.
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The book has traditionally been thought to have been created in Paris in the mid-1240s for Louis IX of France.
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Forty-three folios are in the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City, US, with two folios in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (MS nouv. acq. lat.
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It is a picture book Bible of which 46 folios survive, with two thought to be missing.
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The Morgan Bible (mostly Morgan Library & Museum, New York, Ms M. 638), also called the Morgan Picture Bible, Crusader Bible, Shah Abbas Bible or Maciejowski Bible, is a unique medieval illuminated manuscript.
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It is a picture book Bible of which 46 folios survive, with two thought to be missing.
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