Facsimile; Goslarer Evangeliar (approx.
Anonymous - Goslarer Evangeliar-Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, pp. - luxurious leather binding - 33.5 x 25 cm.In very good condition. Bound in full leather, with an inlaid title on the front cover, gilded & blind stamped spine. The book is in fine condition, and has its original fabric slipcase with leather trim. The commentary volume, which is written entirely in German, is missing. So it only concerns the facsimile! This is a limited edition of 300 copies. This is number 135."The Goslar Gospels, so called after its probable place of origin in Lower Saxony, is one of the most exquisite creations preserved to this day from the Staufer period. With a total of 30 illustrations of biblical scenes, it was meant to instruct both educated and lay readers of the Word of God... The richly gold embellished miniature pages each display two or more scenic illustrations which, like the episodes inserted into the initial pages, are illustrations of the four Gospels." Read More