Gospel Godeskalka. Christ in glory
Gospel Godeskalka. Fountain of life and initial
The Gospel of Godeskalka is an illuminated manuscript created between 781 and 783 years in the royal palace in Aachen , the earliest work of the so-called “ ”.
The book is named after Godeskalka, a monk who rewrote the Gospel. The manuscript customers were Charlemagne and his wife, Hildegard . Currently, the manuscript is stored in the National Library in Paris , inventory number Ms. nouv. acq. lat. 1203.
The Gospel contains six full-page miniatures (images of four evangelists , "Christ on the throne", "Fountain of life"), initials and manuscript fields are decorated with ornaments. The text is made in gold and silver ink on purple- colored parchment .
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