Bible A, Leaf with the end of Acts, and the Prologue to and Beginning of the Epistle of James, Recto

Alternative Title

Catalogue 15, Bible 'A'

Creator

Unknown

Files

Publication Date

1200

Time Period

13th century

Abstract

The Epistle of James stresses that faith must be backed by action. The Epistle of James emphasizes the practicalities of exercising Christianity. A hybrid with an animal head, mouth open and ears pointed straight back, resides in the initial "A" that opens the prologue to the Epistle. James stands in front of a building in the shape of a tower in the opening initial "P." This historiated initial is one of the tallest among the Bible 'A' illustrations, stretching down 34 lines of text.

Decoration

Header, "AP." Left column, inhabited initial "A." Right column, historiated initial "I" with figure.

Text Identification

The Prologue opens: "Non ita e(st)ordo". rubric "Incipit epistola | iacobi." The Epistle of James opens: "Iacob(us) dei et domini nostri (Iesu Christi) servus" (James, a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ...).

Provenance

Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, Tuesday December 1, 1998, cat. 72, pp. 45-48.

Keywords

Manuscripts, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Bibles, Bible. Acts, Bible. James, New Testament

Notes

Items in this collection are only available online; we do not have physical copies of these items in the USF Library's Special Collections. The original items were returned to the donor.

Extent

1 page

Geographic Location

Paris (France)

Language

Latin

Media Type

Illuminated manuscripts

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

S04-00259-03122-R

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Bible A, Leaf with the end of Acts, and the Prologue to and Beginning of the Epistle of James, Recto" (1200). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 199.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/199