Manuscripts produced by the court school of Charlemagne in Aachen (801-850)

Charlemagne (747-814) had assembled a staff of scribes and miniaturists at his palace in Aachen, and they were responsible for a number of manuscripts, of which the Godescalc Gospels is thought to be the earliest. Eight of the magnificent works produced by this court school (also called Ada School after Charlemagne's sister Ada to whom one of the manusripts is dedicated) have survived entire, along with a fragment of another. The latest of these, the Soissons Gospels and the Lorsch Gospels date from the early ninth century. This group of manuscripts is referred to as the Group of the Vienna Coronation Gospels.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

908*1300
True Color
213 Kb



Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

900*1300
True Color
208 Kb



Gospels of Saint Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

859*1200
True Color
248 Kb



Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

916*1300
True Color
192 Kb



Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

910*1300
True Color
180 Kb



Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

898*1300
True Color
244 Kb



Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

923*1300
True Color
241 Kb



Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

933*1300
True Color
232 Kb



Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

933*1300
True Color
220 Kb



Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

888*1300
True Color
215 Kb



Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

938*1300
True Color
225 Kb



Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

926*1300
True Color
229 Kb



Gospels of Saint Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

700*941
True Color
88 Kb



Gospels of Saint-Médard de Soissons
around 810
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 8850), 362 x 267 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

930*1300
True Color
218 Kb



Lorsch Gospels
c. 810
Manuscript, 374 x 271 mm
Biblioteca Documenta Batthyaneum, Alba Julia, Romania

1453*800
True Color
203 Kb



Lorsch Gospels
c. 810
Manuscript
Biblioteca Documenta Batthyaneum, Alba Julia, Romania

725*1000
True Color
177 Kb



Lorsch Gospels
c. 810
Manuscript
Biblioteca Documenta Batthyaneum, Alba Julia, Romania

815*800
True Color
80 Kb



Lorsch Gospels
c. 810
Manuscript, 374 x 271 mm
Biblioteca Documenta Batthyaneum, Alba Julia, Romania

725*1000
True Color
169 Kb



Lorsch Gospels
c. 810
Manuscript, 374 x 271 mm
Biblioteca Documenta Batthyaneum, Alba Julia, Romania

725*1000
True Color
184 Kb



Lorsch Gospels
c. 810
Manuscript, 374 x 271 mm
Biblioteca Documenta Batthyaneum, Alba Julia, Romania

725*1000
True Color
152 Kb



Lorsch Gospels
810s
Manuscript (Pal. Lat. 50), 370 x 262 mm
Biblioteca Apostolica, Vatican

1012*1400
True Color
242 Kb



Lorsch Gospels
810s
Manuscript (Pal. Lat. 50), 370 x 262 mm
Biblioteca Apostolica, Vatican

854*1200
True Color
196 Kb



Aachen Gospels
c. 820
Manuscript, 217 x 300 mm
Cathedral Treasury, Aachen

943*1200
True Color
196 Kb



Aachen Gospels
c. 820
Manuscript, 217 x 300 mm
Cathedral Treasury, Aachen

902*1200
True Color
203 Kb



Wessobrunn Prayer (Wessobrunner Gebet)
c. 810
Manuscript (Clm 22053), 185 x 145 mm
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich

855*1100
True Color
145 Kb



Wessobrunn Prayer (Wessobrunner Gebet)
c. 810
Manuscript (Clm 22053), 185 x 145 mm
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich

793*700
True Color
112 Kb



Astronomical-computist collection
c. 805
Manuscript (Hs. 8311)
Erzbischöfliche Diözesan- und Dombibliothek, Cologne

1211*800
True Color
162 Kb



Evangeliarium Xanctense (Xanten Gospels)
early 9th century
Manuscript (Ms. 18723), 267 x 224 mm
Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels

1346*1600
True Color
235 Kb



Aratea
825-40
Manuscript (Voss. lat. Q 79), 225 x 200 mm
Universiteitsbibliotheek, Leiden

1763*1000
True Color
174 Kb



Hrabanus Maurus: De Laudibus Sanctae Crucis
c. 840
Manuscript (Reg. lat. 124), 365 x 295 mm
Biblioteca Apostolica, Vatican

949*1200
True Color
178 Kb



Drogo Sacramentary
c. 850
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 9428), 265 x 215 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

949*1200
True Color
139 Kb



Drogo Sacramentary
c. 850
Manuscript (Ms. lat. 9428), 265 x 215 mm
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

1020*1200
True Color
160 Kb




Summary of illuminated manuscripts (miniatures)
Late Antique and Pre-Romanesque periods
351-400 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 501-550 | 551-600 | 601-650 | 651-700
701-750 | 751-800 | 801-850 | 851-900 | 901-950 | 951-1000
Romanesque period
1001-1050 | 1051-1100 | 1101-1150
Early and High Gothic periods
1151-1200 | 1201-1250 | 1251-1300
Late Gothic and Renaissance periods
1301-1350 | 1351-1400 | 1401-1450 | 1451-1500 | 1501-1550
Book covers
Illuminations by known masters
List of illuminators