Gospels of Henry II for Montecassino

Cod. Ott. Lat. 74 Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican City, Vatican City State)

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Alternative Titles: Evangeliar Heinrichs II. für Montecassino
Kaiserliche Buchmalerei. Das Evangeliar für Montecassino.
Ottobonianus Latinus 74
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 512 pages / 35.0 × 27.0 cm
Origin: Germany
Date: Ca. 1022
Epochs: High Middle Ages
Style: Ottonian
Genre: Bibles / Gospels
Language: Latin
Illustrations: 1 depiction of Henry II, 3 evangelist portraits, 4 incipit pages, 12 canon tables
Patron: Holy Roman Emperor Henry II (972–1024)
Previous Owners: Abbey of Monte Cassino

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#1 Kaiserliche Buchmalerei. Das Evangeliar für Montecassino.

Belser Verlag – Stuttgart, 1989

Publisher: Belser Verlag – Stuttgart, 1989

Limited Edition: 699 copies

Binding: The 4 facsimile leaves come under passe-partouts in a red decorative case

Commentary: 1 volume (16 pp.) by Leonardus E. Boyle
Language: German

1 volume: This facsimile is not complete. Reproduction of the original document as detailed as possible (format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding. The facsimile edition includes the portraits of the Evangelists Matthew, Mark and Luke as well as the depiction of Henry II.

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