Bible A, Leaf with the Prologue to and Beginning of the Prophesy of Ezekiel

Alternative Title

Catalogue 3, Bible 'A'

Creator

Unknown

Files

Publication Date

1200

Time Period

13th century

Abstract

The leaf begins the Prophesy of Ezekiel. A decorated initial "E" begins the prologue. The historiated initial "E," depicting Ezekiel sleeping with the vision of the four heads of the beasts above him, begins the incipit. The inclusion of halos above each beast's head points to Christian interpretation of the animals of the tetramorph as the four evangelists.

Decoration

Header, "EZE." Right column, decorated initial "E"; historiated initial "E."

Text Identification

Prologue to Ezekiel: "Ezekiel propheta."

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. Ezekiel, Old 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

S04-00026-02989-V

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Bible A, Leaf with the Prologue to and Beginning of the Prophesy of Ezekiel" (1200). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 26.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/26