Das Echternacher Evangelistar. 2 Bde. Faksimile der Handschrift Ms. 9428 der Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique und Kommentar. Mit 41 goldgeschmückte Miniaturenund 13 prächtige Initialzierseiten. Luzern,…

The Echternach Evangelistary. 2 vols. Facsimile of the manuscript Ms. 9428 of the Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique and commentary. With 41 gold-decorated miniatures and 13 splendid initial pages. Lucerne, Faksimile Verlag 2007. Hand-bound original half-leather with metal clasp and nailed metal band over wooden boards and OL linen, together in oak case with metal edge protectors and multi-part nailed, partly colored and richly pierced replica of a Salian decorative plate. Mounted. (commentary). The exquisitely decorated illuminated manuscripts from the Echternach scriptorium are world-famous. One of these treasures is now a well-guarded gem in the manuscript department of the Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique in Brussels: the Echternach Evangelistary, a magnificent manuscript from the time of the Salian emperors ... The lid of the casket contains an elaborate replica of a bone carving with ornately pierced, partially painted decorative panels. This work of art, which is now kept in the Archabbey of St. Peter in Salzburg, adorns the cover of a 12th-century gospel book from the Salian period and thus provides a suitable cover for the Echternach Gospel Lectionary (publisher's advertisement). With 41 gold-decorated miniatures and 13 sumptuous pages of initial decoration. 2 vols. Facsimile and commentary. Hand-bound original half leather with metal clasp and nailed metal band over wooden covers and OLeinen, together in OEichenholzkassette with metal edge protectors and multi-part nailed on, partly colored and richly pierced replica of a Salian jewelry plate. "The sumptuously decorated illuminated manuscripts from the Echternach scriptorium are world-famous. One of these treasures is today one of the well-guarded jewels of the manuscript department of the Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique in Brussels: the Echternach Evangelistar, a magnificent manuscript from the time of the Salian emperors ... In the lid of the cassette is an elaborate replica of a carving of bone with ornate openwork, partially painted decorative plates. This work of art, now kept in the Archabbey of St. Peter in Salzburg, adorns the cover of a 12th-century Salian Evangelary and thus provides a fitting cover for the Echternach Evangelistar" (publisher's advertisement).