Bible Illustration and Gregorian Reform
Peter Brieger
This paper wishes to draw attention a phenomenon which is of equal importance the historian art as ecclesiastical historian. In correlating facts are largely known, it tries explain emergence new type illustrated bible at end eleventh century, chiefly in France and Italy. These giant bibles, usually more than one volume, were obviously not made for an individual reader who studied private. Their large size, well richness content their decoration, indicate that they conceived visual symbols authority, history, structure Church institution, revealed Old New Testament. The origin this closely connected with Reform appears first diocese Rheims, though its example was followed rapidly throughout western Europe.
Studies in Church History