Moralia in Job 945 - Christ in majesty - Biblioteca Nacional Cod80

The ''Moralia in Job'' of 945 is an

illuminated manuscript An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is often supplemented with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations. Often used in the Roman Catholic Church for prayers, liturgical services and psalms, th ...

of 502 bound folios, containing the text of the '' Commentary on Job'' by

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. A colophon on the verso of its folio 500 shows its copying and illumination was completed on 11 April 945 by one Florentius in the

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in what is now the town of

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in Spain. Florentius is also known as the artist and copyist of other important Spanish manuscripts of this era, including the

León Bible of 960 The León Bible of 960 or Codex Biblicus Legionensis is a mozarabic Bible manuscript copied and illuminated in 960 at the monastery of Valeránica in Tordómar. It is now held in the library of the Basílica de San Isidoro, León - why it moved ...

. The manuscript was later moved to the library of

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, where its annotations in Arabic were added. It remained there until it was moved in 1869 to its present home in the

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, where it is catalogued as Ms.80.

Bibliography

*John Williams, "The ''Moralia in Iob'' of 945: : Some Iconographic Sources", Archivo español de Arqueología, vol. 45–47, 1972–1974, p. 223-235 *''The Art of Medieval Spain: A. D. 500 - 1200'', Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993, 358 p. (), p. 161-162 *

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, ''Manuscrits espagnols du Haut Moyen Âge'', Chêne, 1977, 119 p. (), p. 35 and 55-61 {{book of Job category:10th century in the Kingdom of León category:10th-century illuminated manuscripts Book of Job