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.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lorsch Gospels