La badessa Hitda di Meschede - Imago Editore - Evangeliario di Hitda (anno 1000): edizione facsimile - 2023
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Facsimile edition of the Hitda Codex Evangeliary (year 1000) in Latin, published by Imago as a limited edition, leather-bound, 438 pages, 29.3 × 22 cm, with a presentation case and integral illustrations.
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Hitda Codex - Codex Hs1640
Darmstadt, University and State Library
Copy number: XLVII
219 leaves
Gold leaf application
Binding crafted by hand
Hand stitching
Mounted on antique parchment
Leather cover with the four Evangelists on gold leaf applied by hand and brass frames
The Hitda Codex is a magnificent Latin Evangelary created for the female monastery of Meschede and donated by Abbess Hitda, a representative of the German nobility. This precious manuscript stands out for its artistic excellence and decorative richness, with 65 pages finely illustrated, including 24 full-page miniatures enriched with gold leaf and elaborate frames.
The images reflect a refined symbolic language, the result of an art that blends Byzantine and Carolingian iconography with an expressive and experimental taste typical of the period. The decorative apparatus supports the mysteries of liturgical life, creating a visual dialogue of great intensity. Among the most notable miniatures, the famous scene of the “Storm on the Sea of Tiberias” stands out, evidence of the originality and mastership of the work.
This codex represents a rare example of the cultural and spiritual wealth of the Ottonian Renaissance, an era of extraordinary innovations in the art of illumination.
Complete copy with case and commentary
Published by Imago - The Nobility of the Facsimile
Hitda Codex - Codex Hs1640
Darmstadt, University and State Library
Copy number: XLVII
219 leaves
Gold leaf application
Binding crafted by hand
Hand stitching
Mounted on antique parchment
Leather cover with the four Evangelists on gold leaf applied by hand and brass frames
The Hitda Codex is a magnificent Latin Evangelary created for the female monastery of Meschede and donated by Abbess Hitda, a representative of the German nobility. This precious manuscript stands out for its artistic excellence and decorative richness, with 65 pages finely illustrated, including 24 full-page miniatures enriched with gold leaf and elaborate frames.
The images reflect a refined symbolic language, the result of an art that blends Byzantine and Carolingian iconography with an expressive and experimental taste typical of the period. The decorative apparatus supports the mysteries of liturgical life, creating a visual dialogue of great intensity. Among the most notable miniatures, the famous scene of the “Storm on the Sea of Tiberias” stands out, evidence of the originality and mastership of the work.
This codex represents a rare example of the cultural and spiritual wealth of the Ottonian Renaissance, an era of extraordinary innovations in the art of illumination.
Complete copy with case and commentary
Published by Imago - The Nobility of the Facsimile
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Fine Bindings, History, Illustrated, Religion
Book title
Imago Editore - Evangeliario di Hitda (anno 1000): edizione facsimile
Author/ Illustrator
La badessa Hitda di Meschede
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
2023
Height
29.3 cm
Edition
Limited edition
Width
22 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Imago
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Slipcase
Number of pages
438
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