Bible Moralisée. Codex Vindobonensis 2554 (der... Lot n° 122

Bible Moralisée. Codex Vindobonensis 2554 (of the Austrian National Library). 1 whole. Full screen, 1 herald. Page and 1032 gold hightened picture medallions. Commentary volume by Rainer Hausherr (in German and French). Full facsimile and commentary volume. Two volumes. Paris, Club du Livre /Graz, Academic Printing and Publishing Institute (ADEVA). 131 sheets and 101 p. 2°. OLdr. with rich blind embossing or OLdr. in OVerlagskasette (slightly rubbed and bumped). 1 of 2000 numm. copies. - The world-famous manuscript is considered to be one of the most magnificent Gothic manuscripts ever, not least due to the gold primer added to the pages. While the pictures primarily show scenes from the Old Testament, here the dictum "Deus lux est", explicated in the New Testament (John 1,5) and often declined in the Gothic period, is impressively and pictorially performed. An impressive manuscript that captivates the observer not least with its captivating miniature entrance "God as creator of the world" and its creative pictorial solutions. - Good condition. 2 vols. (facsimile and commentary) Commentary in French and German. With 1 full-page miniature, 1 heraldic page and 1032 Miniatures partly heightened in gold. Orig. leather with rich blind toolings respectively orig. leather in original publishers folder (slightly rubbed). - This world-renowned manuscript is seen as one of the most impressive gothic manuscripts, which underlines the rich use of gold in the over 1000 medallions. Good condition.