What is Giant Bible of Echternach?
[[File:Echternach St Willibrord Basilika R02.jpg|thumb|Echternach Abbey in Luxembourg]] The '''Giant Bible of Echternach''', '''Echternacher Riesenbibel''' or '''Gothaer Riesenbibel''' is an [[illuminated manuscript|illuminated]] [[Bible]] from the 11th century. It is written in the [[Latin]] language. It was made for the [[abbot]] of [[Echternach]] sometime between 1051 and 1081. The Bible is in the National Library of [[Luxembourg]] (formerly Gotha). [https://books.google.com/books?id=vwy5B9ZXMh4C&dq=Giant+Bible+of+Echternach+%09+National+Library+of+Luxembourg&pg=PA79] The Giant Bible of Echternach was made at the Abbey Echernach. The abbey is famous for its [[scriptorium]] and its [[illuminated]] [[manuscript]]s from the 11th century. == Other websites == *[http://www.graphics-stamps.org/images/Luxembourg0691.jpg Luxembourg postage stamp with initials from the Giant Bible of Echternach Abbey (1)] *[http://www.graphics-stamps.org/images/Luxembourg0692.jpg Luxembourg postage stamp with initials from the Giant Bible of Echternach Abbey (2)] [[Category:Bibles]] [[Category:Illuminated manuscripts]] [[Category:11th-century books]]