Maciejowski Bible source

[Sir Wolf]

http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/maciejowski_bible.htm

Maciejowski Bible online source. great for looking at details for one's kit

[Sir Edward]

Man, I need to grab a copy of the whole dang website. I wonder if someone makes a book copy of the whole thing. That would be really slick.

[Sir Wolf]

there is a book with them all in it. i cant remember the name off hand. its something miniatures...

[Sir Wolf]

http://www.amazon.com/Old-Testament-Miniatures-Medieval-Paintings/dp/0807605131/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203904357&sr=8-1

check out the used section listing. here is another amazon listing for it:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000TB0QLI/ref=dp_olp_2/002-9599523-5280055?ie=UTF8&qid=1203904357&sr=8-8


right now I'm bidding on one on eBay for 19 bucks.

[Sir Edward]

Awesome! Don't worry, I won't bid against you. I'm tempted to get one new, though it's pretty expensive. Then again, high quality oversize books of period art can be worth it. In Service of the Duke, from Christian Tobler, was even more expensive and well worth it. I'll have to think about my options.

[Sir Wolf]

Awesome! Don't worry, I won't bid against you. I'm tempted to get one new, though it's pretty expensive. Then again, high quality oversize books of period art can be worth it. In Service of the Duke, from Christian Tobler, was even more expensive and well worth it. I'll have to think about my options.

thats why i always get the used ones from amazon. there like 22 bucks

[Sir Wolf]

ya know dude, u can bid against me if ya want too. i dont think my wife is very happy with me bidding on this book right now   this is the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350027823371&ssPageName=ADME:B:BCA:US:1123

[Sir Edward]

Heh, nah I already decided just to get a new one. It's enough of a nice collectible period artwork that I figured it was worth having one in good condition.

We've always been good at spending each other's money, eh?

[Sir Wolf]

hahaha ya...

[Sir Edward]

My copy got here. And WOW. It's a really nicely bound oversize book, on thick archival stock (like twice as thick as the pages from In Service to the Duke). It really captures the detail of the artwork.

One thing I love in the artwork is that it shows someone taking off the hauberk, and leaning forward in that same undignified pose to use gravity to help that I do... (vindicated!!)


http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/maciejowski/leaf28/otm28rc&d.gif

[Sir Wolf]

and here i thought it was a broke back depiction   templar games and all. hahaha jkjk

can't wait to see the book.

[Sir Edward]

Nope, the text says he removes the hauberk with the sword and helm already on the ground. It's the same guy depicted over on the right side of the image. A lot of the imagery in the book features the same person two or three times in one image as a sort of "animation" to tell the story.

[Das Bill]

Hmmm... I'm tempted to pick up one of these books. Its outside of my time period of interest, but I still love this stuff.

[Sir Edward]

Yeah, I think the book is totally worth it. Of course, I find the 12th and 13th centuries fascinating. The whole crusades era.

I forgot that the image I posted above was from the David vs Goliath story. Here are the images immediately before and after it, depicting him getting armed up and then choosing to remove it afterall, and then fighting and defeating Goliath:


http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/maciejowski/leaf28/otm28rb.gif


http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/maciejowski/leaf28/otm28va&b.gif

[Das Bill]

I ended up buying one of the used ones off of Amazon, and just got it yesterday. The seller put it in a gigantic box with ridiculous amounts of cellophane and foam packing. I thought the box had my new plate legs, from the size of it. I kid you not.

The book is fantastic. Thanks for the heads up on this, Wolf! I've seen the images online, but having a book in hand that I can flip through, especially one this big, and with the full text is great.