AUTHOR: UNKNOWN

LANGUAGE: LATIN

DATE: 12TH CENTURY

PAGE # BOOK ONE: 620

PAGE # BOOK TWO: 565

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.25 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: THIS WORMS BIBLE CAME FROM FRANKENTHAL, GERMANY, NEAR WORMS. IT WAS LIKELY THAT THIS MANUSCRIPT WAS WRITTEN OR ILLUMINATED IN 1148 IN THE AUGUSTINIAN ABBEY OF MARY MAGDALENE IN FRANKENTHAL. THIS BIBLE IS SPLIT INTO TWO VOLUMES REFERRED TO AS HARLEY MS 2803 AND HARLEY MS 2804. HARLEY MS 2803 CONTAINS THE BOOKS GENESIS TO JOB. ALONG WITH A LARGE MINIATURE, 19 EXTRA LARGE HISTORIATED INITIALS, 30 LARGE INITIALS, A LARGE ZOOMORPHIC INITIAL AND FOUR MARGINAL DRAWINGS ALL IN VARIOUS COLORS AND GOLD. HARLEY MS 2804 CONTAINS THE BOOKS OF PSALMS TO ACTS ALONG WITH 2 LARGE MINIATURES, SEVERAL FOLIOS PF DECORATED CANON TABLES, 5 LARGE HISTORIATED INITIALS, AND 41 LARGE INITIALS; AGAIN IN VARIOUS COLORS AND GOLD.

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.