Image: Codex Aureus Sankt Emmeram

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Description: Image of the Cover of the famous Carolingian Gospel Codex Aureus of Sankt Emmeram. Made in ca. 870 at the Palace of Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Bald. Emperor Charles the Bald donated it to Arnulf of Carinthia who donated it to the Sankt Emmeram Abbey.
Title: Codex Aureus Sankt Emmeram
Credit: http://www.cushnieent.force9.co.uk/WebSitePhotoGallery/codex_au.jpg
Author: Image was made by the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München and the work itself was made by Carolingian craftsmen in ca. 870 AD.
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