| Winchester Bible | |
|---|---|
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| Language | Latin |
| Date | 1150s - 1170s |
| Genre | Illuminated manuscripts |
The Winchester Bible is a Romanesque illuminated manuscript produced in Winchester between 1150 and 1175. With folios measuring 583 x 396 mm., it is the largest surviving 12th-century English Bible.[1] The Bible belongs to a group of large-sized Bibles that were made for religious houses all over England and the continent during the 12th century.[2] The Bible is on permanent display in Winchester Cathedral's Kings & Scribes exhibition.
- ^ Donovan, Claire (1993). The Winchester Bible. Toronto and Buffalo: University of Toronto Press. p. 3. ISBN 0-8020-6991-6.
- ^ Wellesley, Mary (2021-10-07). Hidden Hands: The Lives of Manuscripts and Their Makers. Under the heading Winchester Bible. Quercus. ISBN 978-1-5294-0095-3.