Harley Golden Gospels

The Harley Golden Gospels are a set of illuminated manuscripts produced by the Carolingians c. 800 AD in Aachen Germany.[1]

As in other Codex Aureus (i.e. golden books) these gospels were written entirely in gold and copies are at the British Library.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Understanding illuminated manuscripts by Michelle P. Brown 1994 ISBN 0892362170 page 33
  2. ^ British Library