The book of kings
Subtitle: art, war, and the Morgan Library's medieval picture bible
By: editors William Noel and Daniel Weiss
Contributors: Noel, William; Weiss, Daniel
Publisher: Third Millennium Publishing; Walters Art Museum; distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Antique Collectors Club Ltd.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; [Baltimore]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Pierpont Morgan Library.; Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, Md.) -- Catalogs; Bible -- Picture bibles; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic; Illumination of books and manuscripts, French; Military art and science -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500
Description: "The Morgan Picture Bible was designed to bring selected Old Testament stories into the thirteenth-century present of its original audience. The creators' original intention was to make these stories not only powerful and meaningful, but also as appealing and entertaining as possible by placing biblical heroes in contemporary settings.".

"The Book of Kings provides the reader with unique insights into the politics, religion, and culture of thirteenth-century France. Eight essays by noted scholars of history and art history bring the court and crusades of King Louis IX (later Saint Louis) to life. Moreover, they demonstrate the relevance of Old Testament stories and imagery both in thirteenth-century France and in seventeenth-century Iran, when the Picture Bible belonged to the great Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas.

Furthermore, the catalogue section follows the path of the exhibition, which displays folios of the Picture Bible alongside a variety of other works in other media. The volume is beautifully illustrated with full-color images of over fifty folios, evoking the color and richness of the original."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and index
Table of contents: title: Roger S. Wieck; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative.; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading.; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel -- William Chester Jordan -- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible.; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel -- William Chester Jordan -- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible. -- William Noel; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel -- William Chester Jordan -- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible. -- William Noel -- Marianna Shreve Simpson -- Catalogue of the exhibition / -- Cathleen A. Fleck and Richard A. Leson; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel -- William Chester Jordan -- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible. -- William Noel -- Marianna Shreve Simpson -- Catalogue of the exhibition / -- Cathleen A. Fleck and Richard A. Leson; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel -- William Chester Jordan -- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible. -- William Noel -- Marianna Shreve Simpson -- Catalogue of the exhibition / -- Cathleen A. Fleck and Richard A. Leson; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel -- William Chester Jordan -- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible. -- William Noel -- Marianna Shreve Simpson -- Catalogue of the exhibition / -- Cathleen A. Fleck and Richard A. Leson; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel -- William Chester Jordan -- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible. -- William Noel -- Marianna Shreve Simpson -- Catalogue of the exhibition / -- Cathleen A. Fleck and Richard A. Leson; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel -- William Chester Jordan -- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible. -- William Noel -- Marianna Shreve Simpson -- Catalogue of the exhibition / -- Cathleen A. Fleck and Richard A. Leson; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel -- William Chester Jordan -- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible. -- William Noel -- Marianna Shreve Simpson -- Catalogue of the exhibition / -- Cathleen A. Fleck and Richard A. Leson; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel -- William Chester Jordan -- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible. -- William Noel -- Marianna Shreve Simpson -- Catalogue of the exhibition / -- Cathleen A. Fleck and Richard A. Leson; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel -- William Chester Jordan -- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible. -- William Noel -- Marianna Shreve Simpson -- Catalogue of the exhibition / -- Cathleen A. Fleck and Richard A. Leson; title: Roger S. Wieck -- Gary Vikan -- Daniel Weiss -- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative. -- C. Griffith Mann -- Kelly M. Holbert -- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading. -- Jonathan Riley-Smith -- Stephen N. Fliegel -- William Chester Jordan -- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible. -- William Noel -- Marianna Shreve Simpson -- Catalogue of the exhibition / -- Cathleen A. Fleck and Richard A. Leson; title: Roger S. Wieck-- Gary Vikan-- Daniel Weiss-- The Morgan Picture Bible and the art of narrative.-- C. Griffith Mann-- Kelly M. Holbert-- Louis IX, the Picture Bible, and culture of crusading.-- Jonathan Riley-Smith-- Stephen N. Fliegel-- William Chester Jordan-- The reception of the Morgan Picture Bible.-- William Noel-- Marianna Shreve Simpson-- Catalogue of the exhibition /-- Cathleen A. Fleck and Richard A. Leson