The Morgan Picture Bible [New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 638], a lavishly illustrated mid-thirteenth century French illuminated manuscript often associated with the Parisian court of Louis IX, traveled to Isfahan, Persia in the early seventeenth century when it was sent as a diplomatic gift to Shah Abbas I. Because of this connection, the Morgan Bible can be considered an unusual tie between two influential rulers and art Patrons, Louis IX (1214-1270) and Shah Abbas I (1587-1629). This study details the important events in the reign of each monarch, compares them as leaders and discusses the artistic contexts of the two royal courts, concentrating on manuscript illumination. Reasons why the Muslim monarch might have been particularly intrigued with the medieval Christian manuscript are suggested.
-Thesis excerpt-
","abstract_html":"<p><em>The Morgan Picture Bible</em> [New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 638], a lavishly illustrated mid-thirteenth century French illuminated manuscript often associated with the Parisian court of Louis IX, traveled to Isfahan, Persia in the early seventeenth century when it was sent as a diplomatic gift to Shah Abbas I. Because of this connection, the Morgan Bible can be considered an unusual tie between two influential rulers and art Patrons, Louis IX (1214-1270) and Shah Abbas I (1587-1629). This study details the important events in the reign of each monarch, compares them as leaders and discusses the artistic contexts of the two royal courts, concentrating on manuscript illumination. Reasons why the Muslim monarch might have been particularly intrigued with the medieval Christian manuscript are suggested.</p> <p>-Thesis excerpt-</p>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Pryor, Robin"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Arts","degree_level":"Master's Thesis","degree_discipline":"Humanities","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Leslie Ross, PhD"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":1998,"date_issued":"1998-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"1998-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:05:44Z","subjects":["Humanities","Arts and Humanities"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://scholar.dominican.edu/humanities-print-theses/204","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Leslie Ross, PhD"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Pryor, Robin"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Humanities"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Master's Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Arts"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Humanities","Arts and Humanities"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://scholar.dominican.edu/humanities-print-theses/204"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["The Morgan Picture Bible [New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 638], a lavishly illustrated mid-thirteenth century French illuminated manuscript often associated with the Parisian court of Louis IX, traveled to Isfahan, Persia in the early seventeenth century when it was sent as a diplomatic gift to Shah Abbas I. Because of this connection, the Morgan Bible can be considered an unusual tie between two influential rulers and art Patrons, Louis IX (1214-1270) and Shah Abbas I (1587-1629). This study details the important events in the reign of each monarch, compares them as leaders and discusses the artistic contexts of the two royal courts, concentrating on manuscript illumination. Reasons why the Muslim monarch might have been particularly intrigued with the medieval Christian manuscript are suggested.
-Thesis excerpt-
"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["From Paris o Persia: Two Worlds Juxtaposed by the Journey fo the \"Morgan Picture Bible\""]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Leslie Ross, PhD"],"dc:creator":["Pryor, Robin"],"dc:description.abstract":["The Morgan Picture Bible [New York, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 638], a lavishly illustrated mid-thirteenth century French illuminated manuscript often associated with the Parisian court of Louis IX, traveled to Isfahan, Persia in the early seventeenth century when it was sent as a diplomatic gift to Shah Abbas I. Because of this connection, the Morgan Bible can be considered an unusual tie between two influential rulers and art Patrons, Louis IX (1214-1270) and Shah Abbas I (1587-1629). This study details the important events in the reign of each monarch, compares them as leaders and discusses the artistic contexts of the two royal courts, concentrating on manuscript illumination. Reasons why the Muslim monarch might have been particularly intrigued with the medieval Christian manuscript are suggested.
-Thesis excerpt-
"],"dc:identifier":["https://scholar.dominican.edu/humanities-print-theses/204"],"dc:subject":["Humanities","Arts and Humanities"],"dc:title":["From Paris o Persia: Two Worlds Juxtaposed by the Journey fo the \"Morgan Picture Bible\""],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Humanities"],"thesis:degree_level":["Master's Thesis"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Arts"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:05:44Z"}