▁leaves ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Morgan ▁Library ▁& ▁Museum ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁as ▁MS ▁M 2 4 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁is ▁generally ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁Bible ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁will ▁and ▁test ament ▁of ▁Alfonso ▁the ▁W ise , ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 2 8 4 . ▁This ▁will ▁mentioned ▁an ▁“ ill umin ated ▁Bible ▁in ▁three ▁volumes , ▁given ▁to ▁us ▁by ▁king ▁Louis ▁of ▁France ". ▁The ▁will ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁Spanish . ▁The ▁original ▁was ▁lost , ▁but ▁an ▁early ▁copy ▁reads ▁as ▁follows : ▁" E ▁mand amos ▁otro si , ▁que ▁las ▁dos ▁bibli as ▁et ▁tres ▁lib ros ▁de ▁let ra ▁gru esa , ▁c ob iert as ▁de ▁plata , ▁é ▁la ▁otra ▁en ▁tres ▁lib ros ▁est ori ada ▁que ▁nos ▁di ó ▁el ▁rey ▁Luis ▁de ▁Francia , ▁é ▁la ▁nu estra ▁tab la ▁con ▁las ▁reli qu ias , ▁e ▁las ▁coron as ▁con ▁las ▁pied ras ▁é ▁con ▁los ▁c ama fe os ▁é ▁sort ij as , ▁é ▁otras ▁nobles ▁que ▁perten e ç en ▁al ▁Rey , ▁que ▁lo ▁a ya ▁todo ▁aqu el ▁que ▁con ▁dere cho ▁por ▁nos ▁her ed are ▁el ▁nu estro ▁señ or ío ▁mayor ▁de ▁Cast illa ▁é ▁León ". ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Alfonso ▁his ▁will s ▁were ▁translated ▁into ▁Latin ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁transl ations ▁are ▁still ▁available . ▁ ▁The