Medieval and Manuscripts

Abbey Bible

The Abbey Bible is a complex illuminated manuscript, created in Bologna, Italy in the mid-thirteenth century. It is an example of a Gothic-style Bible, with significant Byzantine influence. This manuscript is especially known for its distinctive marginal imagery. The Abbey Bible is now in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, California.

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See also

• ▸All Saints, Margaret Street
• ▸Gustave Courbet
• ▸Dalby Gospel Book

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