the blanton museum of art at the university of texas at austin presents the crusader bible: a gothic masterpiece, an exhibition of over forty unbound pages from the one of the most celebrated french illuminated manuscripts of the middle ages. on loan from the morgan library & museum in new york, the crusader bible features old testament scenes in medieval settings, with brilliantly colored illustrations attributed to seven anonymous artists. to provide historical context for the bible, the presentation features medieval arms and armor from new york's metropolitan museum of art. also included are sixteenth-century persian illustrations from the metropolitan and the ardash?r-n?ma, a seventeenth-century judeo-persian manuscript of old testament stories from the jewish theological seminary of america in new york.?we are delighted to bring this rare and exquisite manuscript to austin,? remarks blanton director simone wicha. ?not only a beautiful work of art, the crusader bible has a rich and complex lineage that will engage and immerse our visitors in 700 years of world history. we are grateful to the morgan library & museum, the metropolitan museum of art, and the jewish theological seminary of america for the opportunity to share these treasures.?
