Hedwig Codex
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The Hedwig Codex, also known as the Codex of Lubin (Polish: Kodeks lubiński),[1] is a medieval illuminated manuscript from the mid-14th century. It comprises sixty-one colored drawings and inscriptions which tell the life of Saint Hedwig, High Duchess of Poland and Silesia, her family, and events related to her canonization in 1267. The Hedwig Codex details both the married life of the Hedwig and her life within the Cistercian nunnery of Trebnitz.[2] This art piece, a fine example of Central European Gothic art, is valued especially for its depictions of the Mongol invasion of Europe and Poland.
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Also known as | Vita beatae Hedwigis |
Type | illuminated manuscript |
Date | 1353 |
Place of origin | Silesia |
Language(s) | Latin |
Author(s) | Nicolaus of Prussia |
Illuminated by | Court workshop of Duke Louis I of Liegnitz-Brieg |
Patron | Louis I of Liegnitz-Brieg and Agnes of Glogau |
Material | Tempera colors, colored washes, and ink on parchment bound between wood boards covered with red-stained pigskin |
Size | 13 7/16 x 9 3/4 in. |
Previously kept | Collegiate church of St Hedwig, Brzeg |
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