Description
The Gospels of Henry the Lion
This miniature is hand painted high quality reproduction of illuminated manuscript leaf of The Gospels of Henry the Lion
Story:
The original book, The Gospels of Henry the Lion were intended by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, for the altar of the Virgin Mary in the church of St. Blaise’s Abbey, Brunswick, better known as Brunswick Cathedral. The volume is considered a masterpiece of Romanesque book illumination of the 12th century.
The gospel book was made for the duke on commission at the Benedictine Helmarshausen Abbey. As for its date, the church in Brunswick was built in 1173, and the altar of the Virgin Mary was dedicated in 1188. The creation of the gospel book was formerly placed by most authorities at about 1175 (“early dating”) but today the balance of opinion puts it at about 1188 (“late dating”).
The manuscript, containing 266 pages with the text of the four gospels, 50 of them full page illustrations, was sold by auction on 6 December 1983 at Sotheby’s in London for £8,140,000. The purchase price was raised, in the context of a German national initiative for the preservation of national treasures, by the German government.
It was the most expensive book in the world until 1994, when Bill Gates bought the Codex Leicester, a manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci.
This item is an original acrylic painting on the real hand made goatskin parchment.
- Materials: Hand made Goatskin parchment
- Medium: Acrylic golden paint, watercolor paint
- Style: Romanesque
- Genres: Books of hours; Illuminated manuscripts; Miniatures (Illuminations)
- Size: The A4 size measures 21.0 x 29.7cm, (8.3 x 11.7 inches). There is no glass, no frame.
- Originality: Museum grade hand painted reproduction.
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| Shipping | International shipping takes 2~3 weeks after the shipping dispatch. I send by Poczta Polska |
| Disclaimer | All art is carefully packed in a protective film with sturdy backing. In case of canvas or posters sending, it will be rolled and packed into tube. So you can receive the painting without any damage. |
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| Style | book illumination, Book of hours, Illuminated manuscript, Illuminations, Miniatures, prayer book, Renaissance |
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| Subject | Art, book illumination, Book leaf, Book of Hours, Collectables, Illuminated manuscript, illuminations, leaf, Manuscript, manuscripto, Medieval codex, Miniature, Miniatures, Old book, Poland, prayer book, Renaissance, Saint |
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