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The Aachen Gospels (German: Schatzkammer-Evangeliar "Treasury Gospels", or Karolingisches Evangeliar "Carolingian Gospels") are a Carolingian illuminated manuscript which was created at the beginning of the ninth century by a member of the Ada School.
The high point of Carolingian illumination came to an end in the late ninth century. In late Carolingian times a Franco-Saxon School [ fr ] developed which incorporated forms from insular illumination, before a new epoch began at the end of the tenth century with the development of Ottonian illumination [ de ]
This Carolingian Gospel Book is written in a fine Carolingian minuscule.. British Library, Add MS 11848 is an illuminated Carolingian Latin Gospel Book produced at Tours.It contains the Vulgate translation of the four Gospels written on vellum in Carolingian minuscule with Square and Rustic Capitals and Uncials as display scripts.
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The Ada Gospels (Trier, Stadtbibliothek, Codex 22) is a late eighth century or early ninth century Carolingian gospel book in the Stadtbibliothek, Trier, Germany. The manuscript contains a dedication to Charlemagne's sister Ada, from where it gets its name. The manuscript is written on vellum in Carolingian minuscule. It measures 14.5 by 9.625 ...
The Gospels and Altar card sections are written in Uncial script (fol. 1–188). The Eusebian Canons are written in Carolingian minuscule (fol. 189–198). The book is illuminated in the Carolingian Style with large decorated initials throughout the text. The design is similar to the Vienna Coronation Gospels. [2]
The making of the Ebbo Gospels was during the Carolingian Renaissance, when Charlemagne was crowned the Holy Roman emperor by the Pope in the year 800. [4] Charlemagne had the goal of incorporating more Christian and Roman ideology within Europe as he was inspired by Constantine, who ruled c. 306-33, and made it more acceptable to practice Christianity.