Codex Aureus
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Codex Aureus is Latin for Golden Book
. Several Gospel Books from the 9th through 11th centuries were so heavily illuminated with gold leaf that they were referred to as the Codex Aureus. These manuscripts include:
Golden Book
There are several series of books sharing the title Golden Book, to include* Golden Books was the children's book imprint of Western Publishing* Little Golden Books children's series* Golden Book Encyclopedia...
. Several Gospel Books from the 9th through 11th centuries were so heavily illuminated with gold leaf that they were referred to as the Codex Aureus. These manuscripts include:
- Codex Aureus of LorschCodex Aureus of LorschThe Codex Aureus of Lorsch or Lorsch Gospels is an illuminated Gospel Book written between 778 and 820, roughly coinciding with the period of Charlemagne's rule over the Frankish Empire.It was first recorded in Lorsch Abbey , for which it was presumably written, and...
- Golden Gospels of Henry IIIGolden Gospels of Henry IIIThe Golden Gospels of Henry III, also Codex Aureus of Speyer or Speyer Gospels , is an eleventh century illuminated Gospel Book. The manuscript contains the Vulgate versions of the four gospels plus prefatory matter including the Eusebian canon tables...
- Stockholm Codex AureusStockholm Codex AureusThe Stockholm Codex Aureus is an Insular Gospel book written in the mid-eighth century in Southumbria, probably in Canterbury...
(also known as the Codex Aureus of Canterbury) - Codex Aureus of St. EmmeramCodex Aureus of St. EmmeramThe Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram is a 9th century illuminated Gospel Book. It is named after Emmeram of Regensburg and lavishly illuminated.-History:...
- Codex Aureus of EchternachCodex Aureus of EchternachThe Codex Aureus of Echternach is an 11th century illuminated Gospel Book....
- Harley Golden GospelsHarley Golden GospelsThe Harley Golden Gospels are a set of illuminated manuscripts produced by the Carolingians c. 800 AD in Aachen Germany.As in other Codex Aureus these gospels were written entirely in gold and copies are at the British Library....