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Source Description
A remarkable, fragmentary Bible has long been associated with the young Conradin, king of Jerusalem and Sicily and last of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, who was beheaded in Naples in 1268 at the age of 16.
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Document identity
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39166
label
The Conradin Bible
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Source metadata
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39166
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title
The Conradin Bible
description
A remarkable, fragmentary Bible has long been associated with the young Conradin, king of Jerusalem and Sicily and last of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, who was beheaded in Naples in 1268 at the age of 16.
provenance
Associated with Conradin of Hohenstaufen, King of Jerusalem and Sicily (d. 1268) [in a note (no longer extant) by the comte de Bastard which was found at the beginning of the manuscript according to Delisle, 1892]; Comte Auguste Bastard d'Estang (No. B741), early 19th century [two color lithographs made for Peintures et ornaments 1832-1869.]; Spitzer, Paris, Sale 1893 (no. 3030); Charles Stein; Paris; Jacques Rosenthal, Munich, 1902 and 1905 catalogues; Henry Walters, 1905 [Leo Olschki as agent; Walters shelfmark J.VI.2].
date
1265 (Gothic)
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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4
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4
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import
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cm
width
36.2
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25
dimensionsRaw
folio: 14 1/4 x 9 13/16 in. (36.2 x 25 cm)written: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)written1: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm)
Source extras
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