Description:
BSB-Provenienz: Regensburg, Stadtbibliothek mit Beständen
einzelner Orden
Clm 26670 und 26898: Bibel, etwa 40 kolorierte Federzeichnungen,
Regensburg, um 1450
Kurzaufnahme einer Handschrift Extent:
372 Bl. - Papier Abstract:
Englische Version: This manuscript forms the first volume of a
Latin Bible formerly in the possession of the Dominican Order at
Ratisbon (now Regensburg). It comprises several books of the Old
Testament as well as interpretations of biblical terms. The
manuscript contains unusual miniatures by the noted German
Renaissance painter Berthold Furtmeyr (active 1460–1501).
Furtmeyr and his followers were important contributors to the
ancient Ratisbon School of Illumination. An artist of great renown,
Furtmeyr illuminated many impressive works, including this
manuscript, the Furtmeyr Bible, the Salzburg feast missal in five
volumes (all now at the Bavarian State Library in Munich, Germany),
and many other works. The artist showed his mastery of the
difficult task of successfully combining pictures, ornament, and
text with great authority. Furtmeyr is famous for his handling of
colors, his brightly shining illuminations, and the extreme
diligence that marks his craftsmanship. Although he was still
deeply rooted in the Middle Ages, his love of color, nocturnal
scenes, and female nudes mark a transition to the Renaissance. Subjects:
15th century
Geschichte 1400-1500
Deutschland
Germany Publication Statement:
[S.l.] 15. Jh.
