First Bible of Charles the Bald
The First Bible of Charles the Bald, also known as the Vivian Bible, is a Carolingian-era Bible commissioned by Count Vivian of Tours in 845, the lay abbot of Saint-Martin de Tours, and presented to Charles the Bald in 846 on a visit to the church, as shown in the presentation miniature at the end of the book. It is 495 mm by 345 mm and has 423 vellum folia.
It is also thought to be the third illuminated Bible to have been made at Tours following the Bamberg and Moutier-Grandval bibles.
