Ada — or ADA may refer to: People * St. Ada, a 7th century French abbess. *Ada, Countess of Atholl (died 1264) * Ada, Countess of Holland * Ada de Warenne, Countess of Northumbria and Huntingdon (d. 1178) * Ada of Caria, satrap deposed by her brother… … Wikipedia
Ada group — ▪ Carolingian art ivory carvings and a group of about 10 illuminated manuscripts, dating from the last quarter of the 8th century, the earliest examples of the art of the Court School of Charlemagne. The group is named after a Gospel book (c.… … Universalium
St. Riquier Gospels — The St. Riquier Gospels is an illuminated Gospel Book made during the Carolingian Renaissance. It was given to Angilbert, abbot of the monastery of Saint Riquier at Centula by Charlemagne. It is a member of the Ada group of manuscripts, which… … Wikipedia
Gospel — Four gospels redirects here. For other uses, see The Four Gospels (disambiguation). For other uses, see Gospel (disambiguation). First page of the Gospel of Mark in Armenian, by Sargis Pitsak, 14th century. A gospel is an account, often written,… … Wikipedia
List of illuminated manuscripts — This is a list of illuminated manuscripts. 2nd century *Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, cod. suppl. gr. 1294 (Romance Papyrus) 3rd century *Oxford, Sackler Library, Oxyrhynchus Pap. 2331 (Heracles Papyrus) 4th century *Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu… … Wikipedia
Carolingian art — is the roughly 120 year period from about AD 780 to 900 mdash; during the reign of Charlemagne and his immediate heirs mdash; popularly known as the Carolingian Renaissance. For the first time, Northern European kings patronized classical… … Wikipedia
Gospel Book — The Gospel Book, or Book of the Gospels (Greek: ). Even when the antimension is unfolded to receive the chalice and diskos, the Gospel Book is not removed from the Holy Table, but is stood upright in front of the Tabernacle.The Divine Liturgy… … Wikipedia
Halo (religious iconography) — For other uses, see Halo (disambiguation). Jesus and nine of the Twelve Apostles depicted with Floating disk haloes in perspective (detail from The Tribute Money, illustrating Matthew 17:24 27, by Masaccio … Wikipedia
Carolingian minuscule — [ right|frame|Example from 10th century manuscript, Vulgate Luke 1:5 8.] Carolingian or Caroline minuscule is a script developed as a writing standard in Europe so that the Roman alphabet could be easily recognized by the small literate class… … Wikipedia
Evangeliaria — • Liturgical books containing those portions of the Gospels which are read during Mass or in the public offices of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Evangeliaria Evangeliaria … Catholic encyclopedia
