Codex Egberti
Illustration — Dedicatory miniature showing Egbert himself 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).
Codex Egberti
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- Creator
- Master of the Registrum Gregorii
- Date
- 980
- Material
- parchment
- Held by
- Municipal Library Trier
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It is recorded as the work of Master of the Registrum Gregorii. Materials recorded for it are parchment. The record gives 980 as its date of establishment or first appearance. It is recorded in the collection of Municipal Library Trier.
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Codex Egberti (dated 980) is a work documented in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The date of making recorded for Codex Egberti is 980.
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980
Codex Egberti created.
1884
Die Miniaturen des Codex Egberti in der Stadtbibliothek zu Trier: In.. (1884) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
1884
Die Miniaturen des Codex Egberti in der Stadtbibliothek zu Trier: In.. digitised by Open Library.
1960
Codex Egberti der Stadtbibliothek Trier. digitised by Open Library.
1983
Codex Egberti digitised by Open Library.
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Codex Egberti (1983) — Open Library
Codex Egberti der Stadtbibliothek Trier (1960) — Open Library
Codex Egberti der Stadtbibliothek Trier
Die Miniaturen des Codex Egberti in der Stadtbibliothek zu Trier: In
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- 1.Franz, Gunther (Hrsg.): Der Egbert-Codex. Das Leben Jesu. Ein Höhepunkt der Buchmalerei vor 1000 Jahren. Stuttgart 2005.
- 2.Webseite der UNESCO-Kommission
- 3.Stadt Trier. Stadtarchiv & Bibliothek, Stadt Trier.
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Der Hauptschreiber des « Codex Egberti »
Ein Kalligraph des X. Jahrhunderts, Scriptorium, 2007
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