"The Israelites are repulsed from Hai" (fol. 10r)

The Morgan Bible (The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, Ms M. 638) is a medieval picture bible of 44 folios. This book has long been thought to have been created under the direction of Louis IX of France in the mid-1240s, but A. Stones, after indications of others such as F. Avril, has long argued that it was most likely illuminated in the northern counties of France, ca. 1250 (cf most recently A.Stones, "Questions of style and provenance in the Morgan Bible", in Between the Word and the Picture, Princeton, 2005). Originally it probably contained only paintings, organized in a consistent visual rhythm from page to page. Within 100 years, the book acquired marginal inscriptions in Latin. Cardinal Bernard Maciejowski, Bishop of Kraków, had the book given as a gift to Abbas I (Shah of Persia) in 1608. Abbas ordered inscriptions in Persian to be added. Later, perhaps in the eighteenth century, incriptions were added in Judeo-Persian. Thus the book consists of beautiful paintings of events from Hebrew scripture, set in the scenery and customs of thirteenth-century France, depicted from a Christian perspective, and surrounded by text in three scripts and five languages (Latin, Persian, Arabic, Judeo-Persian, and Hebrew). Image File history File links Morgan_Bible_10r. ... Image File history File links Morgan_Bible_10r. ... The Twelve Tribes redirects here; for other uses, see The Twelve Tribes (disambiguation). ... Ai - Heap of Ruins - refers to two places in ancient Israel (See History of ancient Israel and Judah) 1. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Old book binding and cover Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book from a number of separate sheets of paper or other material. ... Only representation of Saint Louis known to be true to life - Early 14th century statue from the church of Mainneville, Eure, France King Louis IX of France or Saint Louis (April 25, 1214/1215 – August 25, 1270) was King of France from 1226 until his death. ... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1190s 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s - 1240s - 1250s 1260s 1270s 1280s 1290s Years: 1240 1241 1242 1243 1244 1245 1246 1247 1248 1249 Events and Trends Hungary was partially demolished with a great loss of life in 1241–1242 by Mongol armies of... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language. ... The diocese of Kraków was created in 1000 and was made the archdiocese of Kraków on October 28, 1925. ... Shah Abbas I (شاه عباس اول) (January 27, 1571?-January 19, 1629?) was the most eminent ruler of the Safavid Dynasty. ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ... Persian is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Judeo-Persian was a language spoken by the Jews living in Persia. ... 11th century manuscript of the Hebrew Bible with Targum Hebrew Bible refers to the common portions of the Jewish and Christian canons. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...

The Morgan Bible is a masterpiece of Gothic art. It testifies impressively to how persons make sense of words and images. Historical recreationists, such as members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, find in it valuable evidence about medieval clothing, weapons, and armor. The Western (Royal) Portal at Chartres Cathedral ( 1145). ... The Society for Creative Anachronism (or SCA for short) is a not-for-profit educational organization. ...

Two folios are kept in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. A single folio is kept in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

The Morgan Bible is also called the "Morgan Bible of Louis IX", the "Book of Kings", the "Crusader Bible", and the "Maciejowski Bible".

References

• Hourihane, Colum (ed.), Between the Word and the Picture, Princeton Index of Christian Art, Princeton, 2005
• Cockerell, Sydney C. and John Plummer (1969), Old Testament miniatures: a medieval picture book with 283 paintings from Creation to the story of David (New York: G. Braziller) [contains reproductions of all paintings in the Morgan Bible.]
• Noel, William and Daniel Weiss, eds. (2002), The Book of Kings: Art, War, and the Morgan Library’s Medieval Picture Bible (Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery). [catalog of recent exhibition]

Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell (1867-1962) was a British museum curator, collector, and well-connected figure in the literary world. ...

External links

• http://www.keesn.nl/mac/mac_en.htm
• A Masterpiece of Sensuous Communication: The Morgan Bible of Louis IX
• Havoc: The Hundred Years War, a card game from SunRiver Games, features art from the Morgan Bible
• Medieval Tymes: The Maciejowski Bible