MINIATURIST, German
(active 1000-1020 in Reichenau)

Bamberg Apocalypse

1000-20
Manuscript (Ms. Bibl. 140), 295 x 204 mm
Staatsbibliothek, Bamberg

The Bamberg Apocalypse was made at Reichenau for Otto III, who is shown here (on folio 59v) being crowned by St Peter and St Paul. The manuscript was inherited by Henry II, who presented it to Bamberg soon after its foundation in 1007.