Book/Printed Material Bible (Old Testament) of the Ratisbon Dominican Order. Biblia (aliquot libri veteris testamenti cum literis pictis figuras exhibentibus)
About this Item
Title
- Bible (Old Testament) of the Ratisbon Dominican Order.
Other Title
- Biblia (aliquot libri veteris testamenti cum literis pictis figuras exhibentibus)
Summary
- This manuscript forms the first volume of a Latin Bible formerly in the possession of the Dominican Order at Ratisbon (now Regensburg). It comprises several books of the Old Testament as well as interpretations of biblical terms. The manuscript contains unusual miniatures by the noted German Renaissance painter Berthold Furtmeyr (active 1460--1501). Furtmeyr and his followers were important contributors to the ancient Ratisbon School of Illumination. An artist of great renown, Furtmeyr illuminated many impressive works, including this manuscript, the Furtmeyr Bible, the Salzburg feast missal in five volumes (all now at the Bavarian State Library in Munich, Germany), and many other works. The artist showed his mastery of the difficult task of successfully combining pictures, ornament, and text with great authority. Furtmeyr is famous for his handling of colors, his brightly shining illuminations, and the extreme diligence that marks his craftsmanship. Although he was still deeply rooted in the Middle Ages, his love of color, nocturnal scenes, and female nudes mark a transition to the Renaissance.
Names
- Furtmeyr, Berthold, flourished 1460-1501 Illuminator.
Created / Published
- [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1450.
Headings
- - Germany--Bavaria--Regensburg
- - 1450
- - Bible
- - Bible. Old Testament
- - Illuminations
- - Miniatures (Illuminations)
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - "BSB shelfmark: Clm 26670"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- - Original resource extent: 372 sheets, paper : pen-and-ink drawings, color ; 31.4 x 21.5 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: Bavarian State Library.
- - Content in Latin.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- Illuminated Manuscripts from Europe
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021667742
Online Format
- compressed data
- image