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One of the most prolific theologians from the Crown of Aragon in terms of literatura was Frances Eisimenis. He was a nativa of Gerona, city where he was supposedly born around 1327. He developed an intense political and religious activity, directly linking himself to kings such as Juan I and Martin el Humano. During the last years of his life he was appointed patriarch of Jerusalem and bishop of Elna. He died in Perpignan in 1409. Outstanding moralist and theologian of scholastic tradition, he compilas his thoughts in a copious literary work, in comparison to other readings from the age that achieved more or less artistic fortuna. Among his works we can specially stand out Lo Crestià, a magnum encyclopedia that comprised the writing of thirteen volumes but he could only finish four. The most artistically significan volumes that can be named are Libre dels àngels, Scala Dei or Psalterium Laudatorium. With this research we intend to analyze the iconographic contributions of these manuscripsts, occasionally of great originality with influences that bind us to look for his background in the Italian republics. ; Uno de los teólogos más prolíficos a nivel literario de la Corona de Aragón fue Francesc Eiximenis. Natural de Gerona, ciudad donde se supone nacería en torno a 1327, desarrolló una intensa actividad política y religiosa, vinculándose directamente a monarcas como Juan I y Martín el Humano. Durante los últimos años de su vida fue nombrado patriarca de Jerusalén y obispo de Elna, falleciendo en Perpignan en 1409. Notable moralista y teólogo de tradición escolástica, recopiló sus pensamientos en una copiosa obra literaria que en comparación con otras lecturas de la época se iluminaron con mayor o menor fortuna artística. Entre sus obras destaca especialmente "Lo Crestià", magna enciclopedia que incluía la redacción de trece volúmenes de los que sólo pudo concluir cuatro, el "Llibre dels àngels", "Scala Dei o el Psalterium Laudatorium", por citar los más significativos artísticamente. Con este estudio pretendemos analizar las aportaciones iconográficas de estos códices, ocasionalmente de gran originalidad, con influencias que nos obligan a buscar sus antecedentes en las repúblicas italianas.

This article discusses the copy of the one-volume Bible which belonged to the library of the Carthusian monastery of Portaceli, near Valencia, and is now kept by the Hispanic Society of America (Ms. HC 397/344). Its interest is as much documentary as artistic: on the first folio page there is a sevceteenth century note saying that it was a gift from the schismatic pope Benedict XIII to Bonifacio Ferrer, general of the Carthusians and brother of St. Vincent. Both these men were important figures in the political panorama of the Crown of Aragon, and active patrons of art. Pedro de Luna (Benedict XIII) maintained an active scriptorium in the fortress of Peñíscola until 1413. The Portaceli Bible was separated from the holdings of the Carthusians shortly after the secularisation and public sale of the monastery's goods. It suffered the same fate as other original works from this monastery, the Valencian Bible and the second part of the Annals of the Portaceli Charterhouse (Ms. B1141), both of which are in the keeping of the Hispanic Society of America. ; Dans ce travail nous voulons faire connaître un exemplaire de la Bible sacra en un seul volume, conservée dans la Hispanic Society of America de New York (ms. HC 397/344), provenant de l'ancienne bibliothèque de la Cartuja de Portaceli, près de la ville de Valencia. Son intérêt n'est pas tellement artistique, sinon documentaire, puisque dans le premier folio apparaît une inscription caligrafiée datant du XVIIè siècle, qui spécifie qu'elle fut donnée en cadeau par le Pape schismatique Bénédict XIII à Bonifacio Ferrer, général de la Chartreuse et frère de Saint Vincent. Personnages singuliers, tous deux, dans le panorama politique contemporain de la Couronne d' Aragon, et intéressants promoteurs artistiques. Pedro de Luna (Bénédict XIII) maintint un scriptorium actif dans la forteresse de Peñíscola jusqu'à 1413. La Bible de Portaceli se détacherait des fonds de la Chartreuse immédiatement après la désamortisation et vente publique des biens monastiques. Elle a subi le même sort que d'autres exemplaires originaires de ce monastère: nous faisons allusion à la Bible valencienne et à la deuxième partie des Annales de la Cartuja de Portaceli (ms. 81141), ocuvres gardées ensemble dans la Hispanic Society of America.