Early Christian Illuminated Manuscripts

Quedlinburg Itala, c.425 (Berlin, Deutsche Staatbibliothek, cod. theol. Lat.)
(Rome, Latin; 6 folios; 305x205 mm; Book of Kings)
folio 1r                       folio 2r

Cotton Genesis, 5th or 6th century (London, B.L. Otho B. VI)
(Alexandria (?), Greek; of 294 folios, 150 fragments remain; 273x222 mm; Book of Genesis)
folio 26 v                    Bristol IVv

                                                            Abraham & Angels            Lot's House
 

Vienna Genesis, 6th century (Vienna, Nationalbibliothek codex theol gr 31)
(Antioch or Jerusalem (?), Greek; 279 folios; 335x250 mm; Book of Genesis)
picture 3                     picture 13                         picture 30

                                              The Deluge             Rebecca & Eliezer       Joseph's Departure
                                              picture 31                        picture33                        picture 45
                                        Temptation of Joseph     Joseph in Prison         Blessing of Ephraim


Rossano Gospels, 6th century (Rossano, Duomo di Rossano)
(Antioch or Jerusalem, Greek; 188 folios; 307x260 mm;

   folio 1r (Lazarus)      fol. 8r (Pilate)              fol. 8v (Pilate)           fol. 7v (Good Samaritan)  fol. 121r (St. Mark)
 

Rabbula Gospels, 586 (Florence, Laurentian Library cod. Plut. I, 56)
(Zagba, Syriac; 292 folios; 336x226 mm)

  fol. 4v (Canon table)    fol. 9v (Matt & John)   fol. 13v (Ascension)    fol. 14r (Christ Enthroned)    fol. 14v (Pentecost)
 

Syriac Bible of Paris, 7th century (Paris, B.N. cod. syr. 341)
(Syrio-Palestinian, Syriac; 246 folios; 312x230 mm)

          fol. 46r (Job)           fol. 8r (Moses & Pharoah)
 

Gospels of St. Augustine, 6th century (Cambridge, Corpus Christi College cod. 286)
(Italy (Rome?), Latin; 270 folios; 250x190 mm)

     fol. 125r                 fol.129v (St. Luke)
                                                       (New Testament scenes)


London Canon Tables, 6th century? (London, B.L. cod. add. 5111)
(Constantinople, Greek; 2 folios; 220x158 mm)
folio 11r

 

Ashburnham Pentateuch, 7th century (Paris, B.N. cod. n. acq. lat. 2334)
(Carthage or Spain (?), Latin; 142 folios; 371x321 mm)

                      fol. 6r Cain &Abel)      fol. 9r (The Deluge)   fol. 21r (Isaac & Rebecca)   fol. 76r (Moses & Law)
 
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