Sainte-Chapelle Gospels
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The Sainte-Chapelle Gospels or the Sainte-Chapelle Gospel Book is an Ottonian illuminated manuscript now housed in the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris as Latin 8851. It is made up of 156 parchment folios, in a 38.5 cm by 28 cm format, making it one of the largest manuscripts of its era. It includes miniatures such as the canon tables, Christ in majesty and the Four Evangelists. It is the work of the Master of the Registrum Gregorii, the most famous illuminator of the Ottonian Renaissance.
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Artist | Master of the Registrum Gregorii |
Year | 977-993 |
Medium | Illumination on 145 bound parchment folios |
Dimensions | 39 cm × 29 cm (15 in × 11 in) |
Location | Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
Accession | Latin 8851 |
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