{"id":8778,"date":"2020-02-28T09:15:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T08:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/?p=8778"},"modified":"2020-02-28T12:15:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T11:15:37","slug":"god-architect-bible-moralisee-vienna-2554","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/god-architect-bible-moralisee-vienna-2554\/","title":{"rendered":"What if God was an Architect? Unveiling a New Facsimile of the Bible Moralis\u00e9e"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-6-750x176.jpg\" alt=\"Bible Moralise\u0301e \" class=\"wp-image-8780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-6-750x176.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-6-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-6-768x180.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-6.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Bible Moralis\u00e9e<\/strong>, or Moralized Bible, kept in the <strong>\u00d6sterreichische Nationalbibliothek<\/strong> in Austria with the shelfmark <strong>Codex Vindobonensis 2554<\/strong>, is a world-famous manuscript, known especially because of the opening <strong>full-page illumination<\/strong> depicting <strong>God the geometer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bible Moralis\u00e9e: Teaching the Bible with Miniatures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/facsimiles\/bible-moralisee-facsimile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"lavish manuscript (opens in a new tab)\">lavish manuscript<\/a><\/strong>, with its exuberant decoration of <strong>136 illuminated pages<\/strong>, was made in <strong>France<\/strong> in the <strong>thirteenth century<\/strong>. The codex is among the earliest surviving examples of the so-called <strong>Bibles Moralis\u00e9es<\/strong> appearing around this time in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-4-750x1125.jpg\" alt=\"Bible Moralise\u0301e \" class=\"wp-image-8781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-4-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-4-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As it is usual in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/search\/term\/bible%20moralisee\/theme\/10-Private-Devotional-Books-Book-of-Hours-Prayerbooks-Psalters-etc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"genre of the&nbsp;moralized Bibles (opens in a new tab)\">genre of the&nbsp;moralized Bibles<\/a><\/strong>, the pictures juxtapose passages of the&nbsp;<strong>Old and New Testaments<\/strong>. This magnificent exemplar stands out in the production of the Bibles Moralis\u00e9es because of the <strong>lavish illuminations<\/strong> that decorate the codex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The comparison of various passages from the Bible was meant to encourage the viewer to understand the <strong>moral interpretation<\/strong> of the Scriptures. <strong>Short texts in French<\/strong>&nbsp;accompany the miniatures to <strong>clarify the meanings<\/strong> of the pictures and relate them to the biblical passages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fashioned in&nbsp;<strong>rows of medallions<\/strong>&nbsp;set on&nbsp;<strong>colored and gold grounds<\/strong>, the miniatures are bright and luminous. The vivid figures appear in motion and interact with the frames, stepping outside them, for instance. The movement of the figures gives the narrative a <strong>dramatic effect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">God the Creator, Architect of the World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Beatus-of-Lie\u0301bana-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-3-750x500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Beatus-of-Lie\u0301bana-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-3-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Bible Moralise\u0301e \" data-id=\"8784\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/?attachment_id=8784\" class=\"wp-image-8784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Beatus-of-Lie\u0301bana-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Beatus-of-Lie\u0301bana-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Beatus-of-Lie\u0301bana-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-2-750x500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Beatus-of-Lie\u0301bana-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-2-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Bible Moralise\u0301e \" data-id=\"8786\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/?attachment_id=8786\" class=\"wp-image-8786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Beatus-of-Lie\u0301bana-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Beatus-of-Lie\u0301bana-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Beatus-of-Lie\u0301bana-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-3-1-750x500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Beatus-of-Lie\u0301bana-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-3-1-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Bible Moralise\u0301e \" data-id=\"8788\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/?attachment_id=8788\" class=\"wp-image-8788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Beatus-of-Lie\u0301bana-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-3-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Beatus-of-Lie\u0301bana-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>frontispiece<\/strong> of the manuscript&nbsp;<strong>Vienna 2554, <\/strong>which portrays <strong>God as the creator of the world<\/strong>, is often reproduced. It is an iconography that understands the creation as an act in which God bent on the cosmos while holding a huge pair of compasses to <strong>measure the created world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ezgif.com-optimize.gif\" alt=\"Bible Moralis\u00e9e\" class=\"wp-image-8801\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The miniature unifies several passages of&nbsp;<strong>Genesis<\/strong>, by merging the creation of the <strong>heavens<\/strong>, the <strong>earth<\/strong>, the <strong>sun<\/strong>, and the <strong>moon<\/strong> in one picture. God\u2019s left hand touches the border of the world and seems to put the cosmos in motion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>While the image has <strong>no iconographic precedent<\/strong>, it does appear in other examples of Bible Moralis\u00e9e, for example in the manuscript in Vienna, <strong>\u00d6sterreichische Nationalbibliothek, cod. 1179<\/strong>. As scholars have suggested, the representation of the Creator as architect was an important theme from <strong>Plato<\/strong> onward\u2014yet the rarity of this iconography attracts much scholarly attention.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-7-750x238.jpg\" alt=\"Bible Moralis\u00e9e\" class=\"wp-image-8803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-7-750x238.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-7-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-7-768x244.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bible-Moralise\u0301e-illuminated-manuscript-facsimile-facsimile-finder-7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\" id=\"mce_0\"><strong>              NEW WEEKLY VIDEOS<\/strong>   <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Val-Dieu-Apocalypse_AntBlog.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Val-Dieu-Apocalypse_AntBlog.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Val-Dieu-Apocalypse_AntBlog-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><div class=\"block-hl aligncenter\"><span class=\"block-hl-line\"><\/span><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jsQFkxVoZ1c\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Val-Dieu Apocalypse<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"block-hl-line\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Find our more about the <strong>Val-Dieu Apocalypse <\/strong>(London,&nbsp;British Library) on our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/facsimiles\/val-dieu-apocalypse-facsimile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">website<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Savoy-Hours.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Savoy-Hours.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Savoy-Hours-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><div class=\"block-hl aligncenter\"><span class=\"block-hl-line\"><\/span><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QCPcFncLblU\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Savoy Hours<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"block-hl-line\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Find our more about the <strong>Savoy Hours <\/strong>(New Haven,&nbsp;Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) on our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/facsimiles\/savoy-hours-facsimile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">website<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over one thousand illuminated medallions evocative of stained glass, golden decorations spanning 130 folios, and a dazzling image of God designing the universe with a compass. Imago publishing house reproduced all this and much more in its 2020 facsimile edition of the Bible Moralis\u00e9e.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":8805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[140,290,565,475,483,566,437,221,567,390,470,344,568],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What if God was an Architect? 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