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Representation of "The Last Supper" in a 15th century manuscript.
Manuscript title: "Historienbibel" from the workshop of Diebold Lauber, Vol. 2: New Testament.
Manuscript summary: This two-volume, large format history Bible (“Historienbibel”) is illustrated throughout in an artistic style characteristic of the workshop of Diebold Lauber in Hagenau. This history Bible is traceable to Constance in the third quarter of the 15th century; some defects were repaired in St. Gallen in the early 17th century – one of the early conservation efforts undertaken in this city.
Origin: Hagenau (France)
Period: 15th century
Image source: St. Gallen, Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 343d, f. 82v – "Historienbibel" from the workshop of Diebold Lauber, Vol. 2: New Testament. (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/vad/0343d/82v)
Representation of "The Last Supper" in a 15th century manuscript.
Manuscript title: "Historienbibel" from the workshop of Diebold Lauber, Vol. 2: New Testament.
Manuscript summary: This two-volume, large format history Bible (“Historienbibel”) is illustrated throughout in an artistic style characteristic of the workshop of Diebold Lauber in Hagenau. This history Bible is traceable to Constance in the third quarter of the 15th century; some defects were repaired in St. Gallen in the early 17th century – one of the early conservation efforts undertaken in this city.
Origin: Hagenau (France)
Period: 15th century
Image source: St. Gallen, Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 343d, f. 82v – "Historienbibel" from the workshop of Diebold Lauber, Vol. 2: New Testament. (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/vad/0343d/82v)