Codex Egberti

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Codex Egberti is a richly illuminated late 10th-century Gospel book, renowned as a masterpiece of Ottonian book art and an important monument of medieval Christian manuscript illumination.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Codex Egberti canonical 1
Lorsch Gospels 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gospel book
Ottonian manuscript
illuminated manuscript
approximateFolioCount about 165 folios
artMovement Ottonian Renaissance
surface form: Ottonian art
artStyle Reichenau school of illumination
associatedWith Egbert of Trier
surface form: Bishop Egbert of Trier

Ottonian dynasty
commissionedBy Egbert of Trier
contains Gospel of John
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
country Germany
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
creator Reichenau Abbey
surface form: Reichenau Abbey scriptorium
currentLocation Stadtbibliothek Trier
dateOfCreation late 10th century
decorativeTechnique gold illumination
polychrome miniatures
depicts Evangelist portraits
scenes from the life of Christ
genre Gospel
hasPart canon tables
decorated borders
full-page miniatures
historiated initials
heritageDesignation Memory of the World International Register
surface form: UNESCO Memory of the World Register
language Latin
locatedIn Trier
material parchment
namedAfter Egbert of Trier
notableWorkIn medieval manuscript illumination
patron Egbert of Trier
placeOfProduction Reichenau Abbey
religion Christianity
script Carolingian minuscule
significance important monument of medieval Christian art
masterpiece of Ottonian book illumination
subjectMatter Gospels
surface form: New Testament Gospels
timePeriod Ottonian Renaissance
surface form: Ottonian period
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2004
usedFor episcopal ceremonial
liturgical reading
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (2)

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Ottonian Renaissance notableWork Codex Egberti
Abbey of Lorsch associatedWork Codex Egberti
this entity surface form: Lorsch Gospels