Speaker: Luís Correia de Sousa

It is not overstating that no book had such an impact on the intellectual life of the medieval West as the Bible, having become, by the 13th century, a true best-seller. New communities of readers, the patronage of the aristocracy, and new resources for the interpretation of the texts are the foundation for a production that intensified, paving the way for important advances in artistic production. The manuscript LA211, from the beginning of the 14th century, whose illuminations are attributed to Jean de Papeleu’s Maître de la Bible, is an example of great aesthetic quality and bears witness to the evolution of the art of illumination in this period.

This session takes place as part of the cycle of seminars «Tesouros em Pergaminho – A coleção de manuscritos iluminados ocidentais de Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian» (Treasures in Parchment – The Western Illuminated Manuscript Collection of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian), the result of a partnership between Calouste Gulbenkian Museum and the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM) of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, NOVA University (NOVA FCSH).

Free entry upon ticket pick-up