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Book/Printed Material Gospel Lectionary. Evangeliarium

About this Item

Title

  • Gospel Lectionary.

Other Title

  • Evangeliarium

Summary

  • The illumination of this early 11th century lectionary is a late example of the Ottonian tradition of book illumination. The manuscript features 292 golden majuscule initials, 30 initials in gold, and five decorated text pages, as well as a full-page initial and a miniature of Christ in Majesty. The 16-line introductory poem on folio 1 verso is written in gold rustic capitals on purple ground. On the opposite page is a depiction of Christ in Majesty: Christ making the sign of blessing sits enthroned within the mandorla, accompanied by the symbols of the Evangelists located in the corners of the frame. The manuscript is assumed by many to have been written in the abbey of Echternach (in present-day Luxembourg), however, its origin remains disputed among scholars. After a period of private ownership, the manuscript was acquired in the 18th century by Provost Franziscus Töpsl for Polling Abbey and was transferred to the Munich court library in 1803.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1000 to 1033]

Headings

  • -  Luxembourg
  • -  1000 to 1033
  • -  Bible. New Testament
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Lectionaries
  • -  Liturgies

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "BSB shelfmark: Clm 11327|This description of the work was written by Béatrice Hernad of the Bavarian State Library."--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 153 folios : parchment ; 22.3 x 18.5 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

  • 2021668095

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

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Chicago citation style:

Gospel Lectionary. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1033, 1000] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668095/.

APA citation style:

(1000) Gospel Lectionary. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1033] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668095/.

MLA citation style:

Gospel Lectionary. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1033, 1000] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668095/>.