Winchester Bible

The Winchester Bible is a Romanesque illuminated manuscript produced in Winchester between 1150 and 1175 for the Winchester Cathedral. With folios measuring 583 x 396 mm., it is the largest surviving 12th-century English Bible. The Winchester Bible is an important to understanding the history of medieval art, because it was left only partially completed, giving insight into the creation and production of these kinds of Bibles. It can still be seen at the Winchester Cathedral Library, which has been its home for more than eight hundred years. Before it was returned to the Winchester Cathedral, the Bible had many owners and suffered because of it. Pages have been removed and torn out; one of those pages is known as the Morgan Leaf and is owned by the Morgan Library.

Winchester Bible

The Winchester Bible is a Romanesque illuminated manuscript produced in Winchester between 1150 and 1175 for the Winchester Cathedral. With folios measuring 583 x 396 mm., it is the largest surviving 12th-century English Bible. The Winchester Bible is an important to understanding the history of medieval art, because it was left only partially completed, giving insight into the creation and production of these kinds of Bibles. It can still be seen at the Winchester Cathedral Library, which has been its home for more than eight hundred years. Before it was returned to the Winchester Cathedral, the Bible had many owners and suffered because of it. Pages have been removed and torn out; one of those pages is known as the Morgan Leaf and is owned by the Morgan Library.