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Book/Printed Material Sacramentary of Bishop Abraham.

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Title

  • Sacramentary of Bishop Abraham.

Summary

  • Many monasteries in Bavaria were destroyed during the devastating Hungarian invasions of Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries. In the period after the Hungarian wars, Bishop Abraham of Freising (957-94) nevertheless succeeded, despite temporary banishment, in enlarging his see, pushing ahead the mission to the Slavs, and promoting completion of the cathedral library and school in Freising. This sacramentary is the only high-quality liturgical manuscript surviving from this time, albeit in poor condition. The prominence given to Saint Corbinian identifies it as a Freising work. Obituary entries in the calendar show that it dates from the last years of Abraham's life. The opening lines are emphasized by uncial script; the title is set on purple bands (folio 32). The introduction to the preface and the Te igitur (Thee, therefore [the first words of the canon mass]) are lavishly executed in gold; gold and silver on colored grounds are used also for the partially figured initials.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [984 to 994]

Headings

  • -  Germany--Bavaria--Freising
  • -  984 to 994
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Liturgies
  • -  Miniatures (Illuminations)
  • -  Prayers

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "BSB shelfmark: Clm 6421|This description of the work was written by Béatrice Hernad of the Bavarian State Library."--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 283 leaves : parchment, illuminations ; 33.5 x 25.5 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Bavarian State Library.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Illuminated Manuscripts from Europe

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667983

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Sacramentary of Bishop Abraham. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 984 to 994, 0984] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667983/.

APA citation style:

(0984) Sacramentary of Bishop Abraham. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 984 to 994] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667983/.

MLA citation style:

Sacramentary of Bishop Abraham. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 984 to 994, 0984] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667983/>.