Accession Number
1986/2.90

Title
Leaf from a Bible (Book of Paralipomenon)

Artist(s)
French

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
13th century

Medium & Support
ink on parchment

Dimensions
6 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in (15.9 cm x 11.5 cm);19 5/16 in x 14 5/16 in (49.05 cm x 36.35 cm);6 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in (15.9 cm x 11.5 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Ann and Leonard Eaton in appreciation for the excellent teaching of Ilene Forsyth and Marvin Eisenberg

Label copy
The Book of Paralipomenon (I & II) is known today as Chronicles. The small, dense and heavily abbreviated script is a feature of 13th-century Parisian Bibles. Because more text could fit on every page, the volume was far more compact than earlier Bibles, and fewer sheets of expensive parchment were used in its manufacture.

Primary Object Classification
Unbound Work

Primary Object Type
folio

Additional Object Classification(s)
Unbound Work

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
Bible
Text-based Art
leaf