Great Bible of Clairvaux, Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, Troyes
Great Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at the Abbaye de Clarvaux or Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, now in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, the multimedia library in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The bible is monumental and is illuminated in Cistercian monochrome style, with one-colour initials, geometric and vegetal motifs but no anthropomorphic or zoomorphic elements. 5 of the 6 original volumes survive
Picture No
13816608
Media ID
45416434
Size
4724px x 7087px
(6.9MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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