VISIGOTHIC MOZARABIC BIBLE OF ST. ISIDORE Fine Facsimile Edition -

FHVL Fundacion Hullera Vasco-Leonesa. New. Hardcover. Special Order. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. ; New; History of the codexWe are facing a perfectly manuscript dated, June 19, 960.We know the name of the authors, the miniaturist Florencio and Sancho calligrapher who left their "portrait", in duplicate, the large letter accompanying the coronation OMEGA. The priest Sancho know little more than his name. From his teacher possess abundant references Florencio, who was leaving, here and there, in the six codices that we know, and seven letters of donation as a notary who drafted the counts of Castile. He is supposed migrated from Southern Spain and is recognized as the prince of our calligraphers. Florencio their codices copied in Valeránica Mozarabic monastery on the banks of the river Arlanza, protected by the Tower of Omar, Mozarabs Escapee character, which has given its name to the present village of Burgos: Tordómar. The monastery did not survive the century Valeránica X. Perhaps disappeared Almanzor raids. We do not know when the codex came to the monastery of San Isidoro de León. Presumably it was donated to his favorite temple the Kings of Leon Ferdinand I and his wife Sancha (1037) , formerly count-kings of Castile. Peculiarities and assessment of the codexIt is known as one of the most rare and valuable medieval manuscripts, subject of study for specialists and coveted for international exhibitions. They are boundless and references, studies, literature, doctoral theses in which we study the numerous features of the pages of this renowned Bible and its illustrations. Joya codicological by the beauty of his calligraphy. Witness a text prior to the Vulgate of St. Jerome in his Latin footnotes abundant. Puzzling by its Arabic marginal notation. The amazing beauty of its miniatures appears the social life of tenth-century Christian Spain: temples, palaces, trousseau, civil and warrior attire, harnesses . And even bull fights. It all comes together here in supreme values: paleography, history, tradition, art. Large field for art critics and biblical transmission. Statements that can be checked in the simple examination of the volume and confirm the wise specialists. The ThumbnailsThe over one hundred Bible stories, the profusion of initial letters, beautiful calligraphic strokes of this codex place him at the head of all Mozarabic Bible manuscripts. Of him it was said that he "really the only storied Mozarabic Bible itself." he creative genius of Florencio opens new horizons to pictorial art, combining, in short syncretistic elements from Sasanian art, Visigothic and Islamic fusing them with new imports of Carolingian culture. In biblical stories changes the course of Mozarabic. They dialogue and the characters are expressed in the language of the eyes dilated pupils moving in large white eyeballs, big hands, long fingers and grimacing. Wrapped around an evocative chromaticism. Facsimile EditionPrintThe facsimile edited accurately reproduces the original Visigothic-Mozarabic Bible. Even the smallest details appear on copies, such as holes and deterioration of the edges, sewn, etc.Accuracy has been achieved chromatic hues of the thumbnails and parchment. Printing was performed in Heidelberg machine Spedd Master art. Up to 8 colors were used in the specifications that required it, with particular enhancement of the gold, using inks of the highest quality and durability. PaperThe paper chosen for printing all so beautiful manuscript deserved a previous study by technicians and manufacturers. It was finally decided pergamínico a preparation designed and produced especially for this edition by the Italian multinational Fedrigoni at its factories in Padova (Italy) , for an average volume of 200 g/m2.BindingThe binding was handmade, hand stitched and unbleached hemp, loin and round wire and rope halters. The covers, flower covered in skin, dry stamped with motifs of the Bible itself. In the corners of both covers has silver corners and a snap closure as well as silver. We present Visigothic-Mozarabic Bible in an elegant hardwood .