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Description: | This Bible belonged to, and was presumably made for, Robert de Bello (i.e. 'of Battle', near Hastings), who was abbot of the Benedictine abbey of St. Augustine, Canterbury, from 1224-53. He was clearly concerned to have an accurate text--it has been corrected carefully throughout--and his influence may be responsible for some of the very unusual imagery included among the initials.
The first page of the general prologue is illustrated with a historiated initial 'F' the full height of the page. At the top two scenes show Jerome writing a letter, and a messenger (who appears in both scenes) delivering it to Ambrose. Robert de Bello's name is inscribed in minute script at the base of the initial, in a cartouche on which stands a peacock. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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