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The Bible (Old Testament)

THE BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT)

The Jewish Museum New York

THE JEWISH MUSEUM NEW YORK

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La Bible Historiale,1350-1355. French,parchment, 45,5 x 31,5 cm,two volumes, 199 and 249 pages. Frontispice,a symbolic image of the Creation and the Trinity:Christ holds the chalice, God Father the globe and the Holy Ghost the scriptures.Volume 1,fol.1
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La Bible Historiale,1350-1355. French,parchment, 45,5 x 31,5 cm,two volum...

Livre d'Heures dit de Louis d'Orleans,around 1490. Latin,parchment,21,5 x 14,8 cm, 112 pages. The creation of Eve,against a choir of angels. In the foreground the owner of the book,praying. Heavenly Jerusalem,the Garden Eden. fol.11 verso.
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Livre d'Heures dit de Louis d'Orleans,around 1490. Latin,parchment,21,5 x 1...

Bestiarium,England, end 12th. Latin,parchment, 20 x 14,5 cm,91 pages. Adam distributes names to the animals.fol.5
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Bestiarium,England, end 12th. Latin,parchment, 20 x 14,5 cm,91 pages....

Bestiarium,England, end 12th. Latin,parchment, 20 x 14,5 cm,91 pages. A whale,in mediaeval iconography often an allegory for the devil.The whale lifts the boat wihch founders. fol.71
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Bestiarium,England, end 12th. Latin,parchment, 20 x 14,5 cm,91 pages....

Noah kneeling and the hand of God. Mosaic (12th)
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Noah kneeling and the hand of God. Mosaic (12th)

Noah's sons planting vines. Mosaic (12th)
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Noah's sons planting vines. Mosaic (12th)

Carpenter with a saw, another with an axe. Mosaic (12th)
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Carpenter with a saw, another with an axe....

Raven picking at a dead man's leg during the Flood. Mosaic (12th)
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Raven picking at a dead man's leg during the Flo...

Dove with an olive twig. Mosaic (12th)
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Dove with an olive twig. Mosaic (12th)

Noah's sons covering their drunken father. See also 15-03-01/7. Mosaic (12th)
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Noah's sons covering their drunken father....

Noah's sons covering their drunken father. See also 15-03-01/6. Mosaic (12th)
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Noah's sons covering their drunken father....

The Hand of God. God speaks to Noah in the story of the Flood; mosaics in the arcades of the atrium of the basilica. Mosaic
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The Hand of God. God speaks to Noah in the story of the Flood; mosa...