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Gospel Book of Otto III. The cover of the book is a tribute to its contents; it is jeweled with a centerpiece consisting of a Byzantine ivory inlay of the Dormition of the Virgin . The inlay was placed on the cover rather than inside the manuscript because the text of the four gospels does not include reference to the Virgin Mary's death. [ 4 ]
The Liuthar Gospels (also Gospels of Otto III [1] or Ottonian Gospels) are a work of Ottonian illumination which are counted among the masterpieces of the period known as the Ottonian Renaissance. The manuscript, named after a monk called Liuthar, was probably created around the year 1000 at the order of Otto III at the Abbey of Reichenau and ...
Italia, Gallia, Germania and Slavia paying homage to Otto III. Gospels of Otto III, 990. The Prayerbook of Otto III is the only extant prayerbook from the Ottonian era and also the only surviving one made for a tenth-century ruler, probably commissioned by Theophanu and Archbishop Willigs of Mainz. There are three full-page portraits of Otto ...
Otto III (June/July 980 – 23 January 1002) was the Holy Roman emperor and King of Italy from 996 until his death in 1002. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto III was the only son of Emperor Otto II and his wife Theophanu.
"Roma", "Gallia", "Germania" and "Sclavinia" pay homage to Otto III, from the Munich Gospels of Otto III, one of the "Liuthar group". Following late Carolingian styles, "presentation portraits" of the patrons of manuscripts are very prominent in Ottonian art, [5] and much Ottonian art reflected the dynasty's desire to establish visually a link to the Christian rulers of Late Antiquity, such as ...
Christ washing the Apostles' feet in the Gospels of Otto III, 10th–11th century Christ Reasoning with Peter as he washes his feet, by Giotto di Bondone ( Scrovegni Chapel ), c. 1304 –06 Last Supper and Washing of Feet, Maestà by Duccio , 1308–11
Articles relating to Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980–1002, reigned 996–1002) and his reign. Pages in category "Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
The Sainte-Chapelle Gospels or the Sainte-Chapelle Gospel Book is an Ottonian illuminated manuscript now housed in the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris as Latin 8851. It is made up of 156 parchment folios, in a 38.5 cm by 28 cm format, making it one of the largest manuscripts of its era.