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The Gospel after Saint John, text page with large initial "N". Pericopes (Sections) Book of Henry II. Ca. 1007-1012. Made in Reichenau, Germany. Clm 4452, fol. 12r. This Gospel manuscript, probably the most impressive work of the Reichenau school of illumination, was commissioned by Henry II Holy Roman Emperor (973/r.1002-1024) for Bamberg Cathedral, which he founded in 1007 and dedicated in 1012. In 2003 the manuscript was inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.
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Bayerische Staatsbibliothek/Munich/Germany
Unique Identifier
ART558173
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5069px × 6620px
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bpk Bildagentur / (name of museum) /(name of photographer) / Art Resource, NY
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11th century CE
Gospel (Manuscript)
Henry II (973/r.1002-1024), Holy Roman Emperor
Illuminated Manuscript
Initial, Manuscript
Ottonian (919-1024)
Pericope (part of the Scripture)