This exhibition will focus on The Crusader Bible, one of the greatest manuscripts produced in France in the 13th century. At the moment, the book is dis-bound, presenting the unique experience of seeing all the pages of the book at once. The book recounts biblical history in sumptuous color and vivid detail, accurately portraying life, love, and death in the Middle Ages. The manuscript will be on loan from the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York.
Objects and manuscripts from the Walters, and other collections will elaborate on the themes of the Bible, from techniques of storytelling and propaganda to the portrayal of 13th-century life.