Gospels of St. Medard de Soissons
Illustration — Portrait of John the Evangelist from Gospels of St. Medard de Soissons. The Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS lat.
Also recorded as Gospels of Saint-Médard in Soissons · Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des Manuscrits. Latin 8850 · Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des Manuscrits. Latin 8850 · BnF. Département des Manuscrits. Lat. 8850
Gospels of St. Medard de Soissons
Scriptorium de l'abbaye Saint-Médard de Soissons · This file comes from Gallica Digital Library and is available under the digital ID btv1b8452550p/f22.image · Public domain
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Illustration — Portrait of John the Evangelist from Gospels of St. Medard de Soissons. The Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS lat.
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8850) is a 9th-century illuminated manuscript gospel book, and is a product of the Court or Ada School of the Carolingian Renaissance. The codex was produced before 827 when it was given to the abbey of Saint-Médard de Soissons by Louis the Pious and his wife, Judith. It remained in Soissons, France until the time of the French Revolution. The book contains the Vulgate text of the four gospels, Eusebian canon tables, and other prefatory texts. The 239 surviving folios measure 362 by 267 millimeters. The twelve pages of the canon tables are decorated, in addition there are six full page miniatures and four decorative pages. The full page miniatures include a representation of the Fountain of Life based on the similar illumination in the Godescalc Evangelistary.
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It is recorded in the collection of Bibliothèque nationale de France and Manuscript department of the National Library of France. Its recorded location is Bibliothèque nationale de France. Medard de Soissons may be traced in institutional catalogues.
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