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This Is A Survey Of The Finest Codices From Twelve Cntures. The Compilation Focuses Mainly On Europe, With About 23 From Persia, Turkey And India To Bear Witness To The Flowering Of Oriental (islamic) Manuscript Illumination, Especially In The 16th Century. South America Is Represented By A Pleated Manuscript. China And Japan Were Not Included. The Qur'an Was Also Excluded Due To Their Renouncement Of Pictorial Depction Imposed By The Islamic Religion Itself. Vergilius Vaticanus -- Vergilius Romanus -- The Vienna Dioscorides -- The Vienna Genesis -- Codex Purpureus Rossanensis -- Rabbula Gospels -- Ashburnham Pentateuch -- Book Of Durrow -- Book Of Lindisfarne (the Lindisfarne Gospels) -- Codex Aureus Of Canterbury -- Godescalc Gospels -- The Vienna Coronation Gospels -- Book Of Kells -- The Lorsch Gospels -- Utrecht Psalter -- Aratea -- Gospels Of Saint-medard In Soisson -- Vivian Bible -- Codex Aureus (st. Emmeram) -- Bible Of San Paolo -- The Joshua Roll -- Beatus De Liebana: Commentary On The Revelation Of St. John -- Beato De San Miguel De Escalada -- Beato De San Salvador De Tabara -- Beato De San Millan De La Cogolla -- Paris Psalter -- Gospels Of Otto Iii -- Bamberg Apocaly

Author

Ingo F. Walther, Norbert Wolf

Publisher

Köln ; New York: Taschen

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9783822858523

Subjects

Art, History, Technology

Rating

4.8 / 5 (52 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14