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The Hamburg Bible (also Biblia Latina or The Bible of Bertoldus) a manuscript in
Memory of the World Register The Hamburg Bible is a richly illuminated Latin Bible in three very large volumes made for the Hamburg Cathedral, Cathedral of Hamburg in 1255. As a witness to the medieval book culture in Europe, it is a monument in its own right. It is the result of a small group of highly talented clergy- and craftsmen who not only exercised their skills to an extraordinary perfection, but also allowed themselves - or were allowed - to show their fascination of their own craft. The 89 illuminated initials contained in the three volumes illustrate themes of biblical books, with one illustrating the production of the medieval book, from the manufacturing of parchment at the beginning of the process to the illumination of initial letters when the work approached completion.Erik Petersen: ''Bertoldus' bibel. Bøger, billeder og bogstaver i et håndskrift fra 1255'' Fund og Forskning i Det Kongelige Biblioteks Samlinger (Copenhagen), Vol. 32, 1993. pp.7-38 The images are unique both as expressions of medieval art and as sources to the craft and history of the medieval book.
The Hamburg Bible (also Biblia Latina or The Bible of Bertoldus) a manuscript in The Royal Library, Denmark
The Royal Library ( da, Det Kongelige Bibliotek) in Copenhagen is the national library of Denmark and the university library of the University of Copenhagen. It is among the largest libraries in the world and the largest in the Nordic countries ...
, inscribed in 2011 on UNESCO
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's Memory of the World Register
Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. If past events could not be remembered, ...
.Memory of the World Register The Hamburg Bible is a richly illuminated Latin Bible in three very large volumes made for the Hamburg Cathedral, Cathedral of Hamburg in 1255. As a witness to the medieval book culture in Europe, it is a monument in its own right. It is the result of a small group of highly talented clergy- and craftsmen who not only exercised their skills to an extraordinary perfection, but also allowed themselves - or were allowed - to show their fascination of their own craft. The 89 illuminated initials contained in the three volumes illustrate themes of biblical books, with one illustrating the production of the medieval book, from the manufacturing of parchment at the beginning of the process to the illumination of initial letters when the work approached completion.Erik Petersen: ''Bertoldus' bibel. Bøger, billeder og bogstaver i et håndskrift fra 1255'' Fund og Forskning i Det Kongelige Biblioteks Samlinger (Copenhagen), Vol. 32, 1993. pp.7-38 The images are unique both as expressions of medieval art and as sources to the craft and history of the medieval book.
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