Quedlinburg Itala fragment
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The Quedlinburg Itala fragment (Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Preussicher Kulturbesitz, Cod. theol. lat. fol. 485) is a fragment of six folios from a large 5th century illuminated manuscript of an Old Latin translation of the Bible. The fragments were found in the bindings of other books in the town of Quedlinburg. It is the oldest surviving illustrated biblical text. The illustrations are grouped in framed miniatures occuping an entire page. There are between two and five miniatures per page, with the corresponding text being on separate pages. The illustrations, although much damaged, are done in the illusionistic style of late antiquity. The fragment includes a full page illumination of episodes from 1 Kings, chapter 15. (see illustration at right)
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- Calkins, Robert G. Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1983.
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