La Bibbia d'Oro Del Secolo Illustrata Con Miniature Desunte Dai Principali Manoscritti Medievali. Edizione Integrale Della Traduzione Del Vecchio e Del Nuovo Testamento Curata Dalla Conferenza Episcopale Italiana. [The Golden Bible of the Century]

      European Marketing Projects 260 x 370 x 70 Mm / 967 Pages Cuir / Leather Roma Copy #1484 / 2000 2000 If there is a work that best represents the sublime mingling of art and literature that complete each other in a rare crescendo of beauty, that is certainly the "Golden Bible of the Century", the publishing event of the III millennium. When leafing through the work we see the most precious and mystical testimonies of medieval Christian art through refined illuminations, in gold leaf which evoke the manuscripts of Romanic, Gothic and Renaissance periods. To fully appreciate the completeness and richness of the catalogued material, remember that the documentation has been taken from the most important sources, including the precious Bibles of the Pantheon and Duke Berry in the late 14th century, the New Testament from 1250 and the Urbinate Bible, the most famous renaissance manuscript, where we can recognise the hands of Ghirlandaio and Attavante. A great and unrepeatable publishing effort that places this magnificent work among the most famous Bibles in the word and for future generations will be witness to the birth of a new millennium, where the unchanged Word of God will continue to light the path of believers for ever. The Golden Bible of the Century contains 280 illuminations and 1,400 illuminated capital letters coming from more than 70 European libraries and collections, which were performed by the best writers of the time. This way the spiritual unity of Europe and the Near East is clear and we gain a new knowledge of the relationship between the Old and New Testaments, between Hebrew heritage and its conservation by the Catholic church. In choosing the illustrations, consideration was given to the strict connection between the test and the image. Not only does the Golden Bible of the Century take its images from biblical and evangelist manuscripts, but also iconographic manuscripts, Psalters, pericopes and books of hours, so that it reflects the continuous contrast (that includes all literary culture) of the Medieval era with the stories and promises in the Holy Scriptures. The wide range of illustrations, Christian rather than millenary illuminations, gives an impressive documentation of the changed interpretation of the bible. This is also very closely tied to the change in iconographic representations, where we can recognise the antique conception of the world and faith together with the historic background. Numerous illustrations come from Codex in the Vatican Apostolic Library: NEW / NEUF