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The Velislav Bible is one of the most beautiful medieval Bohemian
manuscripts. It is a heavily illustrated manuscript that contains
only short selections of the text, that instruct the reader about
the story depicted. The last picture in the manuscript shows a man
kneeling before St. Catherine, identified as Velislav, hence the
name of the manuscript. The Bible comprises stories from the Books
of Genesis and Exodus, visions of Daniel, and the stories of Samson
as well as of Judith. The narrative of the Antichrist precedes the
Christological part. The New Testament continues with the Book of
Revelation, stories following the Ascension of Christ, and key
events from the lives of St. Peter and St. Paul. The manuscript
closes with the legend of St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of
Bohemia. The essays in The Velislav Bible, Finest Picture-Bible of
the Late Middle Ages: Biblia depicta as Devotional, Mnemonic and
Study Tool analyze the manuscript from historical, textual,
art-historical, and iconographic perspectives. However, a shared
concern of all the authors is to think about its functions. An
edition of the Latin titulis is being published here for the first
time.
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