Great Bible of Clairvaux, Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, Troyes

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Great Bible of Clairvaux, Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, Troyes

Great Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at the Abbaye de Clarvaux or Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, now in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, the multimedia library in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The bible is monumental and is illuminated in Cistercian monochrome style, with one-colour initials, geometric and vegetal motifs but no anthropomorphic or zoomorphic elements. 5 of the 6 original volumes survive. Date: 2009

Media ID 32271190

© Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library

12th Abbaye Aube Belief Bernard Bourgogne Burgundy Catholicism Champagne Ardenne Cistercian Clairvaux Clara Faith Grande Hands Illuminated Leather Monastery Sacred Troyes Vallis

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