Medieval Manuscripts Facsimile (1 results)

Two vols. Folio. 1st - 12.75 x 16.75 in. 63, [1] pp., text in Czech, English, French, German & Russian. Title in purple & black. Faux vellum paper boards, gilt lettering on spine; 2nd - 13.5 x 17 in. [222 pp] of colour photo facsimile reproducing the entire manuscript. Quarter-vellum over embroidered Bohemian folk pattern cloth covers, w/ original mylar protective cover (ever-so-slight fraying in a couple fore-edges), still NF/NF set, preserved in original clamshell slipcase, gilt lettering on spine (hinges starting at foot of spine). Striking facsimile edition of the sumptuous Romanesque Codex of Vysehrad, commissioned as one of four manuscripts produced by the same artists between 1080 and 1085 around the time of the coronation of Vratislav II (1061-1092), first king of Bohemia, and includes the lection for the king's coronation. They all probably originated in the scriptorium at the Monastery of St. Emmeram, and this manuscript was declared a National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic. The extensive cycle of images carefully rendered and detailed, draw from the Regensburg School and Ottonian influences, with a Christ's genealogy on four divided pages. Within the 108 folios there are 26 pages depicting the gospels, four of the Old Testament, and 29 scenes from the life of Christ with large decorated illuminated initials. Originally the property of the Church of Vysehrad, many scholars believe it was originally prepared for St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague Castle, and Vratislav II had secured his title after negotiations with Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV, at the time in conflict with Pope Gregory VII as he continued insisting on the retaining the Slavonic liturgy, and wanted to appoint his own bishops.…