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The Rossano Gospels, designated by 042 or Σ (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 18 (), held at the cathedral of Rossano in Italy, is a 6th-century illuminated manuscript Gospel Book written following the reconquest of the Italian peninsula by the Byzantine Empire.
Finally, a cover was added to the book. For the most lavish books, the cover would have jewels and ivory engravings. [10] The book with its ivory carving and jewels is a fine example of these techniques. [2] The lack of social status held by the artists and scribes that produced the illuminated books is evident from the lack of attribution in ...
The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliothek, 134 C 47 (Book of Hours and Prayer Book) The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliothek, 135 F 4 (Book of Hours and Prayer Book) The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliothek, 135 G 12 (Book of Hours and Prayer Book) The Hague, Musee Meermanno-Westreenianum, 10 F 15 (Book of Hours and Prayer Book)
The Codex Gigas opened to the page with the distinctive portrait of the Devil from which the text received its byname, the Devil's Bible. [1]The Codex Gigas ("Giant Book"; Czech: Obří kniha) is the largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript in the world, at a length of 92 cm (36 in). [2]
The Bamberg Apocalypse (Bamberg State Library, Msc.Bibl.140) is an 11th-century richly illuminated manuscript containing the pictorial cycle of the Book of Revelation and a Gospel Lectionary of the books of pericopes. [1]
On the left page the monk Liuthar stands in a barbed Quatrefoil holding a book of Gospels to hand to Otto III, enthroned on the other page. Above and below in golden capitals on a purple background is a dedicatory inscription in Leonine Hexameter, reading: "Emperor Otto, may God clothe your heart with this book. Remember that you received it ...
Coronation Evangeliar cover by Hans von Reutlingen, c. 1500. The Vienna Coronation Gospels, also known simply as the Coronation Gospels (German: Krönungsevangeliar), is a late 8th century illuminated gospel book produced at the court of Charlemagne in Aachen. [1]
The Lichfield Gospels (also known as the St Chad Gospels, the Book of Chad, the Llandeilo Gospels, the St Teilo Gospels and variations of these) is an 8th-century Insular Gospel Book housed in Lichfield Cathedral. There are 236 surviving pages, eight of which are illuminated. Another four contain framed text. The pages measure 30.8 cm by 23.5 cm.