Bible A, Beginning of Galatians

Alternative Title

Catalogue 9, Bible 'A'

Creator

Unknown

Files

Publication Date

1200

Time Period

13th century

Abstract

The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians begins with Paul shaming them for allowing themselves to be taught by a gospel of man and not that of Jesus Christ. The figure initial "P," which begins the incipit to Galatians, shows Paul seated and holding a sword, as a symbol of his martyrdom.

Decoration

Header: "AD-GA." Left column, flourished initial "S" in red. right column, flourished inital "E" in blue; figure inital "P."

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. Galatians, 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

S04-00036-03098-V

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Bible A, Beginning of Galatians" (1200). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 36.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/36