Ratmann Sacramentary (front cover)

1159/restored 1400

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

The image of Christ trampling the heads of beasts is surrounded by references to God as protector. The inscription framing the central image translates as “Majesty, who reigns over all things, who crushes those who oppose you, and who casts away those who are not with you, save us lowly creatures, we beseech you, caring one.” Beneath one of the square rock crystals is the name Ratmann, the monk who donated the manuscript to Saint Michael’s in 1159.

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Exhibition History

Title: Ratmann Sacramentary (front cover)
Date: 1159/restored 1400
Culture: German (Hildesheim, St. Michael's)
Medium: Copper, partly gilded, and rock crystal over leather; manuscript: tempera, gold, and silver on parchment
Dimensions: Overall: 13 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (35 x 24.5 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Credit Line: Dom-Museum Hildesheim (DS 37)
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters