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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pericopes of Henry II canonical | 3 |
| Henry II Pericope Book | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Henry II Pericope Book