Book of Esther (beginning)

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Background Essay
Title: Book of Esther (beginning)
Is Part Of: Bible historiale, vol. 1
Author(s) / Contributor(s): Petrus Comestor, ca 1100-1179, author and translator
Moulins, Guyart des, c.1251- c.1297, translator
Master of Jean de Mandeville (French, active 1350-1370), illuminator
Date Issued: 1360/1370
Region: France--Ile-de-France
City: Paris
Type of Resource: Manuscript book
Language: Old French, 842-1399
Genre: Narrative
Physical Description: Fol. 262r-265v of 300 leaves: vellum, 34.9 x 26 cm
Topic: Religion
Art and Culture
Subject: Bible
Bible. Esther
Repository: J. Paul Getty Museum
Call Number: Getty MS 1 vol. 1
Digital Image Rights Holder: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Reading Difficulty: Introductory
Time Period: Before 1400