Codex Egberti

The Codex Egberti is a gospel book illuminated in the scriptorium of the Reichenau Monastery for Egbert, bishop of Trier (980–993). It is now held in the city library of Trier (Cod.24).

Dedicatory miniature showing Egbert himself

Bibliography

(in German) Codex Egberti – Stadtbibliothek Trier, Ms. 24, Luzern Faksimile Verlag, 2005, 330 p.
(in German) Gunther Franz, « Ein Höhepunkt der Buchmalerei vor tausend Jahren Die Geschichte des Egbert-Codex in Trier », Trierer theologische Zeitschrift, Trier, Paulinus-Druckerei, vol. 118, no 4, 2009, p. 277-286

External links

(in German) Stadtbibliothek Weberbach
(in German) Bildindex.de

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