Title: Godescalc Evangelistary
Description: Full-color facsimile of Bibliothèque nationale de France ms. Nouv. acq. lat. 1203. Manuscript was commissioned for the Emperor Charlemagne and his wife Hildegard, and is traditionally considered the earliest known manuscript produced in Charlemagne's Court School in Aachen. It is named for the scribe Godescalc, who wrote and signed it. The manuscript was produced starting on October 7, 781, and completed on April 30, 783.
Subjects: Illustrations, Evangeliaries, Carolingian Illumination of books and manuscripts, Evangelists (Bible) in art, Library, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Facsimiles, Early works to 1800, Liturgy, Texts, Lectionaries, Libraries, Godescalc Gospels, Catholic Church, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Places: Germany, Aachen, France, Paris
People: Godescalc (Scribe), Charlemagne Emperor (742-814), Godescalc Scribe