- Pericopes of Henry II
The Pericopes of Henry II (Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 4452) is a luxurious medieval
illuminated manuscript made for Henry II, the lastOttonian Holy Roman Emperor , made c. 1002 – 1012 AD. The manuscript, which is lavishly illuminated, is a product of theLiuthar circle of illuminators, who were working in the Benedictine Abbey of Reichenau, which housed ascriptorium and artists' workshop that has a claim to having been the largest and artistically most influential in Europe during the late 10th and early 11th centuries. An unrivalled series of liturgical manuscripts was produced at Reichenau under the highest patronage of Ottonian Society. (Other centers include scriptoria atLorsch ,Trier andRegensburg .)Unlike a
Gospel Book , gospel pericopes contain only the passages from the gospels which are to be read during theliturgical year , making it easier for the priest celebrating Mass to find the gospel reading.It is 425 mm by 320 mm and has 206
vellum folios.References
*Walther, Ingo F. and Norbert Wolf. "Codices Illustres: The world's most famous illuminated manuscripts, 400 to 1600". Köln, TASCHEN, 2005.
ee also
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Salzburg Pericopes External links
* [http://www.bsb-muenchen.de/Archive_Detailed_informatione.404+M55464a81873.0.html Bayerisches Staatsbibliothek: "Reichenau illumination"] (in English)
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