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Manuscript of the first two Gospels only - Matthew and John
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Manuscript of the first two Gospels only - Matthew and John
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Ivory plaque set in engraved metal. Flemish and/or German, early to mid 11th century. The ivory, attributed to Liège in the early 11th century, shows Christ in triumph over personifications of Earth and (damaged) Ocean, with symbols of the four Evangelists; it may be somewhat earlier than the engraved gilt metal plate which fixes it to the thick wooden board of the front cover. The manuscript inside has been attributed to the German scriptorium of Lorsch towards the mid 11th century. However, the metalwork directly fits it, since the angel engraved at the lower border echoes an illumination within. The four Evangelists in human form are engraved at the corners, and at left and right are a saintly bishop and a young ruler, probably Henry IV (crowned king of Germany 1054, acceded 1056), who receives his crown from above and offers or takes a book, perhaps this one: maybe a coronation book?
Date 11th century AD
date QS:P571,+1050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium Spine and front board
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MS. Douce 292
Notes source filename: oulis2009-atb-0011-0.tif
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