Bible Historiale, vol. 1
A illuminated French manuscript of the Bible Historiale, a vernacular history of scripture, produced around 1360 for a lay patron, probably in Paris. The pictures are gold-ground and blue-ground miniatures with framed scenes of kings, a harpist, and a bed-chamber, set among dense Gothic text columns and vine-scroll borders. A designer might take the flat jewel-toned palette, the tight border ornament, and the disciplined pairing of small framed images with textblock.
