While it is referred to as a Bible, the relationship between text and image throughout is atypical, as the words often serve to caption the events depicted, rather than reproduce sacred text. The Bible may have been commissioned by a Dominican friar, for the manuscript begins, unusually, with a friar commanding his artist to “do it well and thoroughly, for it will be shown to important people”. We know very little about the original purpose of this book, beyond that the events are given a contemporary, medieval setting: the English agricultural “Plough Monday” is believed to be referenced in a depiction of Cain coif caps abound and Roman guards wield weapons and don armor distinctly Middle Aged. Making practical use of the translucent quality of vellum, these images were produced by applying paint in thin layers, preserving the material’s opacity and, in the right light, making it glow like a cathedral’s stained glass. The Holkham Bible’s miniatures knowingly employ luminance, an effect with both aesthetic and theological significance, through the technique known as “ tinted drawing”. Among the many gleaming images we see: Adam and Eve on the outskirts of paradise, while a cherubim guards Eden’s gates with a carbuncle-colored sword the flood, where Noah sends out dove and raven above a choppy sea - rendered in rolling streaks of blue and white - while the pale bodies of a man, woman, and horse sink into endless sleep and the last supper, in which Christ and his apostles’ robes seem to coruscate on the page. 1330, this “curiosity” is now known as the Holkham Bible Picture Book, for it selectively illustrates the Old and New Testaments, taking us from Genesis to Revelation in a series of 231 beautifully executed miniatures. ![]() which I think one of the greatest curiosities I ever saw”. Now, in 1816, Roscoe was helping Coke grow his collection further by sourcing rarities from abroad. He sent nearly 750 volumes to Liverpool, where Roscoe had them cleaned and rebound. After inheriting the library in 1776, Thomas Coke found it in a sorry state, with priceless books mildewed and pockmarked by worms. By the time this elder Coke was twenty-one, he had plundered Padua, Lyons, Berlin, and most places in-between, buying “enough manuscripts and early printed books to form one of the finest private libraries in England”. ![]() Forty years before, Coke inherited the library at Holkham Hall, which had been assembled, a century earlier, by his grand uncle Thomas Coke (1697–1759), whose family sent him abroad at fifteen to break a nasty cockfighting habit. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.In 1816, William Roscoe - a Liverpudlian banker with an eye for art - wrote to Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, in awe. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page. When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. ![]() Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations. We can ship to virtually any address in the world. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item Shipping If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the 'Complete Orders' link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days). You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.) ![]() You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.
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