Leaf from the Morgan Picture Bible
A thirteenth-century illuminated manuscript leaf, a picture bible probably made in England or France around 1250 for a lay or devotional reader, now held by the J. Paul Getty Museum. The pictures are small framed scenes set in gothic arches on gold-leafed grounds, with figures in bright blue, vermilion and green, showing crowned kings, armoured riders, and dramatic crowds. A designer might take the strong flat colour blocking, the arcaded panel layouts, and the gestural poses of the crowded narrative scenes.
