MINIATURIST, French
(active 1220s in Champagne or Paris)

Bible moralisée

1220s
Manuscript (Codex Vindobonensis 2554), 344 x 260 mm
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

The kind of bible known as Bible moralisée originated at the French royal court during the first thirty years of the 13th century. These bibles used interrelated medallions or rondels (eight per page) as well as marginal texts to interpret bible passages.

The picture on folio 2r shows how scenes from the Christian history of salvation are classified according to their typology in eight interrelated medallions.