Grande Bible de Clairvaux, Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, Troyes, France

Page with illuminated letter L, from the Great Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, the multimedia library in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The Cistercian bible features illuminated initials with geometric and floral decoration, but no depictions of humans or animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Page with illuminated letter L, from the Great Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, the multimedia library in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The Cistercian bible features illuminated initials with geometric and floral decoration, but no depictions of humans or animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen