Bible A, Leaf with the End of Luke, and a Prologue to and Beginning of the Gospel of John

Alternative Title

Catalogue 7, Bible 'A'

Creator

Unknown

Files

Publication Date

1200

Time Period

13th century

Abstract

The Gospel of John describes the life of Jesus from the time of his baptism by John the Baptist to his passion and resurrection. The leaf includes two fine examples of illuminations common to thirteenth century Bibles. In the left column, delineating the beginning of the prologue to the Gospel, the reader encounters a decorated initial "H" which includes a hybridized red fox intertwined through the arch of the letter. The right column of the text block incorporates an inhabited initial "I" depicting a haloed John as the Evangelist, with an eagle at his feet and a tower above his head.

Decoration

Header, "JOHS." Left column, decorated initial "H." Right column, inhabited initial "I."

Text Identification

Rubric (left column): "P(ro)log(us) in libe(r) ioh(ann)is | evang(e)liste." Prologue to John: "hicest | ioh(ann)es". Rubric (right column): "Incipit lib(er) io | hannis | evan | g(e)llis |te." John begins: "In p(ri)ncipio erat | v(er)bum," (In the beginning was the Word...).

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. John, Bible. Gospels, 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

S04-00021-02877-R

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Bible A, Leaf with the End of Luke, and a Prologue to and Beginning of the Gospel of John" (1200). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 21.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/21