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Title of manuscript: Godescalc Gospel Lectionary MS call number (and folio selected): Paris, BNF lat.1203 Current location: Bibliothèque Nationale de France Place of creation: Aachen, Germany Date of creation: 781-783
Codicology and Paleography
Language(s) of text: Latin Script: Mostly uncial, with the early examples of Caroline miniscule in the dedicatory poem towards the end of the manuscript Abbreviations: None Textual corrections Contemporary: None Later: None Marginal commentary Contemporary: None Later: None Rubrication: The only sign of rubrication is found on f. 91v Instructions for scribe: None Instructions for rubricator and/or artist: None
Provenance
Marks of ownership: None Previous owners: None
Mise en page
Columns: Two Lines per column: Twenty-nine on left, twenty-six on right
Decoration (in hierarchical order)
Gilding: Most of the text is gilded. Small ink initials: None Pen flourished initials: None Painted initials: Five painted initials of Franco-insular style, representing important dates of the Church year. -f. 4r (Christmas Eve) -f. 27r (First Sunday of Lent) -f. 48r and 48v (Palm Sunday) -f. 102v (First Sunday of Advent) Gold initials: None Foliate initials: None Zoomorphic initials: None Anthropomorphic initials: None Historiated initials: None Miniatures: None Marginal Illustrations: None Full page illustration: Six full-page illustrations found on f. 1r-3v. -f. 1r (St. Matthew) -f. 1v (St. Mark) -f. 2r (St. Luke) -f. 2v (St. John) -f. 3r (Christ in Majesty) -f. 3v (Fountain of Life)
Other Information
The Godescalc Gospel Lectionary has traveled across Europe, originating in Worms, Germany and stopping in Paris, France. It is a miracle it survived the French Revolution, since a lot of the books in the Abbey it was kept prior were burned. Originally created for Charlemagne's son Pepin's baptism, this lectionary now stands as an example of Byzantine and Italian influenced art.
Further readings
Crivello, Fabrizio, et al. Das Godescalc-Evangelistar Eine Prachthandschrift Fur Karl Den Grossen. Primus-Verl., 2011.
Hamel, Christopher De. A History of Illuminated Manuscripts. Phaidon Press Limited, 2014.
“NAL 1203.” Archives and Manuscripts, BNF, archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cc34648s.
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