Der Egbert-Codex. Faksimile der Bilderhandschrift Ms. 24 der Stadtbibliothek Trier. 2 Bde. (Faks. U. Komm.). Mit 60 reich illuminierten Seiten und über 240 kunstvoll ausgeschmückten Initialen. Luzern,…

The Egbert Codex. Facsimile of the illuminated manuscript Ms. 24 of the Trier City Library. 2 vols. (facs. and comm.). With 60 richly illuminated pages and over 240 artistically decorated initials. Lucerne, Faksimile Verlag, 2005. 4°. Ottonian binding of green silk with metal-stamped edges and a portrait of Egbert modeled on a depiction on the Mettlach cross reliquary made of metal on the front cover and OLwd. (comm.). Together in OS jewelry box. One of 980 arab. num. Copies. - This manuscript, produced for Archbishop Egbert of Trier around the year 990 in the scriptorium of Reichenau Abbey, is considered the pinnacle of Ottonian book illumination and was declared a "Memory of the World" by UNESCO. As a pericope book or evangelistary on 165 leaves, it depicts the readings from the four Gospels in the course of the church year. Each pericope begins with a large initial I, which is filled with a braided band of gold and silver. - In impeccable condition. One of 980 numbered copies. - 2 vols. (facs. and comm.) With richly illuminated illustrations. In splendid binding. - Very good condition.