Pericopes of Henry II

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The Pericopes of Henry II is an illuminated Gospel book created around the year 1000 for the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, renowned for its lavish Ottonian miniatures and imperial iconography.

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Pericopes of Henry II canonical 3
Henry II Pericope Book 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gospel book
illuminated manuscript
alsoKnownAs Pericopes of Henry II
surface form: Henry II Pericope Book
artHistoricalSignificance key example of imperial ideology in Ottonian art
major monument of Ottonian book illumination
artStyle Reichenau school of illumination
surface form: Ottonian illumination
associatedDynasty Ottonian dynasty
associatedPerson Cunigunde of Luxembourg
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
associatedWith Reichenau school of illumination
century 11th century
contains Gospel pericopes for the liturgical year
canon tables
decorated initials
full-page illuminations
miniatures
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
createdFor Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
culture Ottonian
currentLocation Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
surface form: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich
dateCreated circa 1000
decorationFeature elaborate frame ornament
gold backgrounds
purple-dyed pages
genre Gospel pericope book
hasArtisticStylePeriod Romanesque art
surface form: Early Romanesque
iconography Christ in Majesty
Evangelist symbols
Henry II in a devotional posture
imperial iconography
illuminationMedium gold leaf
tempera
language Latin
locatedInCollection Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
material parchment
patron Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
placeOfProduction Reichenau Abbey
purpose display of imperial piety and authority
imperial liturgical use
region Reichenau Island, Lake Constance
religion Christianity
religiousOrderContext Benedictine
script Caroline minuscule
shelfmark Clm 4452
subjectMatter Gospels
surface form: New Testament Gospels
title Pericopes of Henry II self-link
typeOfWork liturgical book
writingMedium ink

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Ottonian Renaissance notableWork Pericopes of Henry II
Pericopes of Henry II title Pericopes of Henry II self-link
Pericopes of Henry II alsoKnownAs Pericopes of Henry II
this entity surface form: Henry II Pericope Book
Reichenau Abbey notableWorkProduced Pericopes of Henry II