AUTHOR: ANONYMOUS

LANGUAGE: LATIN, PERSIAN, AND JUDEO-PERSIAN

DATE: 1250

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REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.25 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: THE MORGAN CRUSADER BIBLE IS A WELL PRESERVED EXAMPLE OF FRENCH GOTHIC ILLUMINATION FROM THE 13TH CENTURY. THIS MANUSCRIPT WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN CREATED IN PARIS FOR LOUIS IX OF FRANCE. IT TOOK SIX OR SEVEN UNKNOWN ARTISTS OF THIS TIME TO CREATE THIS PICTURE BOOK. IT IS COMPRISED OF EVENTS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT OF THE HEBREW BIBLE, SET IN 13TH CENTURY FRANCE AND IT PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON THE STORY OF DAVID. SCHOLARS BELIEVE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 100 YEARS AS THIS BIBLE CHANGED OWNERSHIP IT GAINED ITS TEXT LOCATED WITHIN THE MARGINS OF THE MANUSCRIPT.

THIS MANUSCRIPT IS WIDELY KNOWN AS THE MORGAN BIBLE BUT GOES BY SEVERAL OTHER NAMES AS WELL: MORGAN PICTURE BIBLE, CRUSADER BIBLE, SHAH ABBAS BIBLE, AND THE MACIEJOWSKI BIBLE. IT BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINALLY CONTAINED 48 FOLIOS. 43 OF THE FOLIOS ARE LOCATED AT THE MORGAN MUSEUM IN NEW YORK CITY, 2 FOLIOS ARE KEPT AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF FRANCE, 1 FOLIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE GETTY MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES WITH THE FINAL 2 FOLIOS ARE MISSING AND POSSIBLY LOST TO TIME. WE HAVE COLLECTED THE SURVIVING 46 FOLIOS AND REUNITED THEM ONCE AGAIN IN A SINGLE MANUSCRIPT.

REPRODUCTION DETAILS: OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

NOTE: ALL OF OUR FACSIMILES ARE MADE TO ORDER. PLEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT.