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This Bible moralisée is one of the most famous illuminated manuscripts today because of its exquisite #Gothic illumination featuring 1,000+ medallion miniatures, presented in four pairs on each page. The #illumination is characterized by the use of dark blue and reddish brown, which contrast wonderfully with the richly applied gold backgrounds. This 13th century French manuscript is perhaps most famous for its exquisite frontispiece in the form of a gilded full-page miniature depicting god as the architect of creation with compass in hand. This manuscript, as the name implies, takes on a moralizing interpretation of the Bible and can be thought of as a book of edification. Although its patron remains unknown, the richness and sophistication of the illumination suggests that it was a high-ranking member of the nobility.

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