Gospel Lectionary and Collectar

ca. 1010–30

Not on view

Returned to lender

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

This manuscript—a combined lectionary (Bible selections read during Mass) and collectar (prayers for the canonical hours or before the Mass)—is attributed to the monastery of Reichenau, a major center of manuscript production around 1000. It includes lavish illuminations of the five principal feast days.

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Title: Gospel Lectionary and Collectar
Date: ca. 1010–30
Culture: German (Reichenau)
Medium: Tempera and gold on vellum
Dimensions: Overall: 8 11/16 x 6 1/2 in. (22 x 16.5 cm)
Overall (Footprint Dimensions): 8 11/16 x 13 in. (22 x 33 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Credit Line: Dombibliothek Hildesheim (Hs. 688)
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters