The Firstfor disambiguation with the Second Bible of Charles the Bald, BNF Lat. 2, dated between 871 and 873. Bible of Charles the Bald ( BNF Lat. 1), also known as the Vivian Bible, is a

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-era

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commissioned by Count Vivian of Tours in 845, the lay abbot of Saint-Martin de Tours, and presented to

Charles the Bald Charles the Bald (french: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), king of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a ser ...

in 846 on a visit to the church, as shown in the

presentation miniature A presentation miniature or dedication miniature is a miniature painting often found in illuminated manuscripts, in which the patron or donor is presented with a book, normally to be interpreted as the book containing the miniature itself.Brow ...

at the end of the book. It is 495 mm by 345 mm and has 423 vellum folia. Bible de Vivien, BnF Ms

It is also thought to be the third illuminated Bible to have been made at

Tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...

following the Bamberg Bible (

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Msc. Bibl. 1) and Moutier-Grandval Bible (

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Add MS 10546).

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