No. |
Name. |
Where Produced. |
Where Kept. |
Date. |
Remarks. |
1 |
Sacramentary |
Abbey of Gellone |
Nat. Lib., Paris, MS. Lat. 12048 |
c. 750 |
Symbolism. Given by Ct. William of Toulouse. |
2 |
Ada-Codex |
Abbey of St. Mesmin, of Trèves |
Municip. Lib., Trèves |
c. 775 |
Written for Ada, sister of Charlemagne, Abbess of St. Mesmin. |
3 |
Psalter of Dagolfus |
...... |
Imp. Lib., Vienna Theol. Lat. 1861 |
c. 780 |
Written for Queen Hildegardis, wife of Charlemagne. |
4 |
Evangeliarium of Godescale |
Abbey of St. Sernin, of Toulouse |
Nat. Lib., Paris, nouv. acq. 1203 |
„ |
Written for Charlemagne and Hildegardis. Has gold and silver letters on purple vellum. |
5 |
Sacramentary of Gelasius |
Abbey of St. Gall |
Abb. St. Gall, No. 348 |
„ |
Franco-Saxon. |
6 |
Evangeliarium of St. Angilbert |
Abbey of St. Riquier |
Town Lib., Abbeville |
c. 793 |
On purple vellum. |
7 |
Alcuin Bible |
Abbey of Tours |
Brit. Mus., Add. 10546 |
c. 800 |
Coronation gift to Charlemagne. Very fine example. |
8 |
Bible |
Tours |
Cantonal Lib., Zurich |
„ |
Like 7. |
9 |
„ |
„ |
Bamberg Roy. Lib |
„ |
Said to be an exact copy of 7. |
10 |
Gospels of Charles the Great (Charlemagne) |
„ |
Imp. Lib., Vienna |
„ |
Found by Emperor Otho III. in tomb of Charlemagne. |
11 |
Sacramentary of Drogo, Abp. of Metz |
Abbey of Metz, or Tours |
Nat. Lib. Paris, Theol. Lat. 9428 |
c. 814 |
The gift of Charlemagne to his natural son Drogo. |
12 |
Golden Gospels of Athelstan |
...... |
Brit. Mus., Harl. 2788 |
c. 835 |
A splendid example. |
13 |
Golden Gospels of Charles the Bald |
...... |
Roy. Lib., Munich |
c. 850 |
Ditto, written in gold letters. |
14 |
Evangeliary of Lothaire |
Abbey of St. Martin's, Tours |
Nat. Lib., Paris, Theol. Lat. 266 |
„ |
Remarkably beautiful. |
15 |
Golden Gospels |
Abbey of St. Médard, of Soissons |
Nat. Lib., Paris, Theol. Lat 8850 |
„ |
One of most beautiful Carol. MSS. known. |
16 |
Bible of Count Vivien |
Abbey of St. Martin, of Tours |
Nat. Lib., Paris, Theol. Lat 1 |
„ |
Presented to Charles the Bald in 850. Miniature of presentation. |
17 |
Bible of St. Paul's |
...... |
Monastery of St. Calixtus, Rome |
c. 860 |
Written for Charles the Bald by Ingobert. |
18 |
Prayer-book (or Hours) of Charles the Bald |
...... |
Nat Lib., Paris |
c. 866 |
Written by Ingobert and presented to Charles the Bald in 866. |
19 |
Golden Gospels of St. Gall |
Abbey of St. Gall |
Lib. at St. Gall, No. 22 |
c. 870 |
Written for Abbot Grimwold, or Hartmut. |
20 |
Psalter of Folchard |
„ |
Lib. at St. Gall, No. 23 |
„ |
Written for Abbot Hartmut. Gold and silver initials. |
21 |
Evangeliarium Longum |
St. Gall |
Lib., St. Gall |
c. 920 |
Written by Sintramn of the “Wondrous Hand.” Profile foliages in gold and silver. |
22 |
Evangeliary |
...... |
Roy. Lib., Brussels, No. 16383 |
c. 925 |
|
23 |
„ |
...... |
Nat. Lib., Paris |
c. 940 |
Large 4°, written entirely in gold letters; 5 miniatures and 12 porticoes. |
24 |
Psalter |
...... |
Brit. Mus., Harl. 2904 |
c. 995 |
Transition to the style of the Benedictionals. |
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