Description
The Codex Biblicus Legionensis or Mozarabic Bible of León is a Visigothic-Mozarabic Bible from the year 960. The codex is housed in the Archive of the Museum of the Collegiate Church of San Isidoro. A complete facsimile reproduction is on display in the Chapter Archive of the Royal Collegiate Church of San Isidoro de León, located in the Museum of the Royal Collegiate Church of San Isidoro.
Extraordinary facsimile edition of 1997, numbered and limited to 600 copies. Large format 34.5 x 48.5 x 17 cm. 1,028 pages. Metal corners and clasp. Bound in leather over board and engraved with a dry erase.
Completely new copy, in perfect condition, unworn.
The Visigothic-Mozarabic Bible of San Isidoro de León is considered not only one of the rarest and most valuable medieval manuscripts but also the best-documented Mozarabic Bible in existence. Dated with great precision, it was completed on June 19, 960, at the monastery of Valeránica, and accurately engraved with the names and portraits of its copyists, the miniaturist Florencio and the calligrapher Sancho. This Bible contains all the books of the Old and New Testaments, as well as prologues, Bible commentaries, and other texts. It is written in Visigothic-Mozarabic minuscule script with initial capital letters in the Saxon interlaced style and decorated with biblical scenes.
The beauty of its calligraphy, the abundant marginal annotations in Latin and Arabic, and the extraordinary execution of its miniatures have made it a treasure and frequently requested for international exhibitions. All aspects are remarkable, whether from the perspective of paleography, history, biblical texts, or art. Florencio’s creative genius offered new avenues in pictorial art, combining elements from Saxon, Visigothic, and Islamic art with new features from Carolingian sources. In short, Mozarabic art takes a new turn in the chapters of this codex.
The Visigothic-Mozarabic Bible of San Isidoro de León, from the year 960, is the only properly historiated Mozarabic Bible and the most precious in the world. Manuscript number 2 of the Chapter Archive of the Royal Collegiate Church of San Isidoro de León. Complete Bible, 485 x 345 x 170 mm. 515 parchment folios (1,028 pages), 2 columns, 51 lines. Visigothic-Mozarabic minuscule script. Contains all the books of the Old and New Testaments, with prologues, commentaries, and some other extra-biblical texts. Decorated with a profusion of full-color miniatures with biblical stories, large initials, capital letters, etc. Work of Florencio and Sancho, whose portraits appear at the end of the codex. Dated at the Monastery of Valeránica on June 19, 960. This manuscript is known in the learned world by the titles Codex Gothicus, Codex Gothicus Legionensis, Gothicus Legionensis, Legionensis, Biblia Gothica, Visigothic Bible of San Isidoro, Bible of Florencio and Sancho, or, with technical acronyms, such as Leg and Leg2 in reviews and critical apparatus.
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