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Leaf from a Bible
14th Century7 5/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18.5 x 13 cm)
French artist
France
Object Type:
Manuscript
Medium and Support:
Ink, gouache, gold on vellum
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James Sibley Watson
Accession Number:
1937.59
Location: Not currently on view
This leaf from the New Testament of a Bible—the fundamental book of the Christian religion—contains the end of the text from St. Paul’s first letter to Timothy and the beginning of the text from the second. Like books today, the script at the top of the page, which reads “Thimo II,” serves as a chapter heading.
As seen in the second column of script, the books are divided by the elaborately decorated, elongated letter “P,” the center of which contains the image of a man sitting on a stool and writing. This figure represents one of Christ’s apostles, St. Paul, whose compiled letters of advice and encouragement to contemporary Christian followers form a large part of the New Testament.
[Gallery label text, 2010]
As seen in the second column of script, the books are divided by the elaborately decorated, elongated letter “P,” the center of which contains the image of a man sitting on a stool and writing. This figure represents one of Christ’s apostles, St. Paul, whose compiled letters of advice and encouragement to contemporary Christian followers form a large part of the New Testament.
[Gallery label text, 2010]
Provenance
Harwood Dryer, Rochester NY (1896-1992); purchased from him by Emily Sibley Watson, Rochester NY (1855-1945); her gift to the Gallery in 1937
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Medieval Faire 3/1/1974 - 3/21/1974
- Medieval Art in Upstate New York Everson Museum of Art 4/1/1974 - 5/31/1974
- Pages from the Medieval Past The Picker Art Gallery 3/25/1987 - 5/31/1987
- Medieval Messages Memorial Art Gallery 3/31/1998 - 5/31/1998
- The Renaissance Print: Art and Culture in Germany and the Low Countries Memorial Art Gallery 12/7/2001 - 3/3/2002
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Peg Weiss, ed. Medieval Art in Upstate New York. Syracuse, NY: Everson Museum of Art of Syracuse and Onondaga County , 1974.
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