Topic: 1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
The Bible, with its plethora of examples of sacrifice and self-sacrifice, plays a pivotal role in shaping the discourse on sacrifice in the early modern world.
This section includes:
- Sources: A broad selection of early modern writings, encompassing biblical exegesis, theological and philosophical interpretations, various translations, prayer books, and hymns.
- Iconographic Representations: This visual collection showcases early modern depictions of biblical sacrifices, including key scenes like the Sacrifice of Isaac as interpreted in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
- Related Bibliography: Complemented by a comprehensive bibliography of scholarly works from the 19th to 21st centuries, offering modern perspectives and analyses of these historical interpretations.
The Sacrifice of Isaac (1275–1324)
from: Haggadah for Passover according to Spanish rite (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah') Created: 1275–1324, Castile, Spain Hebrew
London, British Library, ms Orriental 2737
The Sacrifice of Isaac (1627)
from: Sefer Evronot Manuscript (from Frankfurt am Main)
Hebrew Union College Library, ms. 901, fol. 32v
The Sacrifice of Isaac (1270-1274)
from: Psalterium Parisiense, Psautier dit de saint Louis (France)
Paris, BnF, Latin 10525, fol. 10
The Sacrifice of Isaac [1200-1300]
from: Les « Histoires Roger », ou Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César , composée par un clerc sous les auspices du châtelain de Lille, Roge
Paris, BnF, Français 20125, fol. 35
The Sacrifice of Isaac (1430)
from: Ms Hazine 2153, fol. 119
Istanbul, Topkapi Palace Museum, Hazine 2153, fol. 119
The Sacrifice of Isaac (15th)
from: Marco Polo, Livre des merveilles ; Odoric de Pordenone, Itinerarium de mirabilibus orientalium Tartarorum, traduit en français par Jean le Long ; Guillaume de Boldensele,Liber de quibusdam ultramarinis partibus et praecipue de Terra sancta, traduit en français par Jean Le Long et Lettres adressées au pape et réponse de Benoît XII, traduit en français par Jean Le Long ; De l’estat et du gouvernement du grant Kaan de Cathay, empereur des Tartares, traduit en français par Jean Le Long ; Jean de Mandeville, Voyages; Hayton, Fleur des estoires de la terre d’Orient ; Riccoldo da Monte di Croce,Liber peregrinationis, traduit en français par Jean Le Long (France)
Paris, BnF, Français 2810, fol. 167
The Sacrifice of Isaac
from: From a late 16C copy of Jami’s Yusuf Zulaikha (IO Islamic 737)
London, British Library, IO Islamic 737
The Sacrifice of Isaac (1270-1280)
from: English Psalter
Cambridge, St. John College, MS K.26, fol.10r
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna
The Sacrifice of Isaac (1072)
from: Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cod. lat. 8878, folio 8
Paris, BnF
The Sacrifice of Isaac (1218)
from: Psalter of Queen Ingeborg (Paris)
Chantilly, Musee Conde, Ms.9, folio 11r
The Sacrifice of Isaac (Lower left) (1244–1254)
from: Old Testament Miniatures with Latin, Persian, and Judeo-Persian inscriptions. Paris.
New York, The Morgan Library Library & Museum, MS M.638, fol. 3r
The sacrifice of the red heifer [1530]
from: Bible moralisée [Napoli]
Paris, BnF, Français 9561 f.93
from: An illustration from a manuscript of Persian poetry, possibly Divan of Zahir al-Din Faryabi
Sothebys
The Sacrifice of Isaac (Armenian Gospel Book) (1386)
from: Lake Van, Turkey
Getty Museum, Armenian Ms. Ludwig II 6 (83.MB.70), fol. 5v
Sacrifice of Cain and Abel (1463-1463)
Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
The Sacrifice of Isaac (17th)
from: Project on engraved sources of Spanish colonial art
Iglesia de San Martín, Potosí, Bolivia
The Sacrifice of Isaac (1659)
Private Collection