Sion/Sitten, Archives du Chapitre/Kapitelsarchiv, Ms. 15, p. 193v

Manuscript title: Giant Bible

Manuscript summary: This manuscript, the end of which is damaged, belongs to the genre of giant bibles, created in central Italy between the mid-11th and mid-12th centuries in the context of the so-called Gregorian reform. Thus, as we encounter it today, this manuscript presents the first volume of a complete bible, which was composed of two separate and independent volumes. The second volume is missing at this time. The giant bible of Sion contains the first part of the Old Testament according to the Vulgate: the Octateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth), the books of Kings, the Major Prophets, the twelve Minor Prophets, Job, and in the last part an incomplete selection of Psalms (Ps. 1-93:22a). This bible has been held since its creation in the Cathedral Chapter Archive of Sion, to which it was probably presented by Bishop Ermenfroid (1055-1087/1092), who was among the chief originators of the Gregorian reform in the dioceses of the second kingdom of Burgundy.

Origin: Central Italy

Period: 11th century

Image source: Sion/Sitten, Archives du Chapitre/Kapitelsarchiv, Ms. 15: Giant Bible
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