ID: 700008618 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008618	Record Type: Movable Work
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Mondsee Gospels and Treasure Binding with the Four Evangelists and the Crucifixion (book; Scribe: Othlon of Regensburg (German, active ca. 1030-ca. 10...; 11th-12th century with later a...; Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, Baltimore Independent City, M...; W.8 )

Note: This eleventh-century Gospel Lectionary was written in a clear Carolingian minuscule in Regensburg, Germany. Its remarkable treasure binding, which is original to the manuscript, is extremely fragile due to the Byzantine or Islamic silk that constitutes the spine; therefore it is not possible to image the entire manuscript. The cover, which alone has been photographed, is a rare survival and a rich example of Ottonian art. Bound in silver, the front cover displays an impressive mastery of filigree, segments of which have been gilded. A variety of textures and substances, including niello bosses in the corners, ivory plaques depicting the four Evangelists, gemstones (now lost), and a golden image of the Crucifixion beneath a polished rock crystal, give the cover an opulence rarely seen in medieval bookbinding. The back cover, necessarily flat to lie on the altar without damaging the decoration, consists of a sheet of hammered and gilded silver, engraved with an image of St. Michael slaying a dragon. This image has traditionally led to an association with the abbey of SS. Peter and Michael in Mondsee, Austria, but its more recent attribution to Othlon, a scribe active in Regensburg, suggests that it is more likely of German manufacture.

Titles:

Mondsee Gospels and Treasure Binding with the Four Evangelists and the Crucifixion (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

book [300028051] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), information artifacts, <information artifacts by physical form>)

gospels [300404696]

..... (Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, <genres in literature and performing arts>, <genres for literature>)

lectionary [300026464]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by function>, religious texts, liturgical texts)

treasure binding [300417549]

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, gathered matter components, <bindings and binding components>, bindings (gathered matter components), <bindings by style or decoration>)

Classifications:

manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: 11th-12th century with later additions and alterations (Medieval)

Creator Display:

Scribe: Othlon of Regensburg (German, active ca. 1030-ca. 1050); binding: unknown German artists [preferred,VP]

artists unknown German (German cultural designation) Extent: binding [500125236]

scribe Othlon of Regensburg (German scribe active ca.1030-ca.1050) Extent: calligraphy [500053557]

Locations:

Other: Creation: Regensburg [7013496] Bavaria (state), Germany (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, Baltimore Independent City, Maryland, United States) [500279110] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: W.8

Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters

Address Note: Centre Street: Third Floor: Migration and Early Medieval Art

Display Materials: ink and paint on finely prepared parchment bound between oak boards covered with leather, silk damask, silver filigree, gilded panels, ivory, niello, gold leaf, and rock crystal

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	parchment (animal material) [300011851]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, processed animal material)

	oak (wood) [300012264]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

	silver (metal) [300011029]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <silver| silver compounds| alloys>)

Dimensions: H: 11 5/8 x W: 9 1/16 x D: 4 1/8 in. (29.6 x 23 x 10.4 cm)

General Subject:

text (preferred)

religion and mythology

Specific Subjects:

	gospels [300404696]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, <genres in literature and performing arts>, <genres for literature>) (AAT)

	mass (eucharist) [300379721]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, ceremonies, religious ceremonies, eucharists) (AAT)

	Carolingian minuscule [300195207]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, <script and type forms>, scripts (writing), <scripts by form>, <Latin and Greek alphabet scripts>) (AAT)

	Four Evangelists [901000783]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Crucifixion of Christ [901000242]
	.....((Passion of Christ, Life of Jesus Christ, New Testament narratives, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

Provenance: Jacques Rosenthal [art dealer], Munich, early 20th century [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, between 1925-1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Mondsee Gospels and Treasure Binding with the Four Evangelists and the Crucifixion	........ [VP]
	........ Walters Art Museum, Baltimore [online] (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Walters Art Museum, Baltimore [online] (2000-) http://art.thewalters.org/detail/17493/the-mondsee-gospels-and-treasure-binding-with-the-evangelists-and-crucifixion/

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Walters Art Museum, Baltimore [online] (2000-) accessed 2 April 2018, http://art.thewalters.org/detail/17493/the-mondsee-gospels-and-treasure-binding-with-the-evangelists-and-crucifixion/