. ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁bit ▁rough er ▁than ▁the ▁flesh - side , ▁so ▁the ▁paint ▁and ▁p ig ments ▁ad here ▁better . ▁The ▁painted ▁fol ios ▁were ▁arranged ▁so ▁that ▁one ▁opening ▁showed ▁two ▁painted ▁sides ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁opening ▁was ▁left ▁empty . ▁ ▁The ▁mini atures ▁were ▁painted ▁on ▁a ▁background ▁of ▁burn ished ▁gold ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁colors ▁( bl ues , ▁gre ens , ▁red s , ▁y ell ows , ▁gray s , ▁or anges ▁and ▁sep ia ) ▁was ▁used . ▁The ▁overall ▁composition ▁br ims ▁with ▁highly ▁express ive ▁art istic ▁and ▁technical ▁resources . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁med all ions ▁contain ▁a ▁single ▁scene , ▁although ▁some ▁are ▁split ▁in ▁two ▁by ▁a ▁cloud , ▁arch ▁or ▁straight ▁line . ▁The ▁ill ust rat ors ▁used ▁the ▁mor alis ations ▁to ▁include ▁critic isms ▁of ▁society ▁from ▁a ▁mon astic ▁view point . ▁The ▁Bible ▁is ▁a ▁port ray al ▁of ▁medieval ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁with ▁pictures ▁of ▁men , ▁the ▁social ▁groups ▁that ▁existed , ▁v ices ▁and ▁virt ues , ▁app arel , ▁custom s , ▁belief s , ▁games ▁and ▁ide als . ▁ ▁Like ▁the ▁other ▁B ibles ▁Mor alis ées ▁the ▁work ▁also ▁contains ▁many ▁anti - S emit ic ▁illustr ations . ▁ ▁Similar ▁Man us cript s ▁ ▁The ▁Bible ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁early ▁B ibles ▁Mor alis ées