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 Carolingian-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 ...

in 846 on a visit to the church, as shown in the presentation miniature 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 prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metro ...

following the Bamberg Bible ( Staatsbibliothek Bamberg Msc. Bibl. 1) and Moutier-Grandval Bible (

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Add MS 10546).

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