Coronation Exhibition
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| Partner: | buecher.de |
| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Edward, British Museum) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Coronation Exhibition: Manuscripts, Printed Books, Prints, Drawings and Medals Exhibited in the King´s Library of the British Museum The Gospels of King Athelstan: a copy of the four Gospels, in Latin, with illuminations, written early in the 10th century, and presented by King Athelstan [925- 940] to Christ Church, Canterbury. The donation is recorded on f. 14, and on f. 23 (here exhibited) are written the names of Odda Rex and Mihthild Mater Regis, i.e., the Emperor Otto and his mother Mechtild; whence it is concluded that the Ms. (the illuminations of which are German in style) was sent by Otto to Athelstan at the time of his marriage with the latter´s sister a.d. [929]. According to tradition, this volume was used at the coronations of the kings of England for the purpose of taking the coronation oath. The only authorities for the tradition are a statement (which only speaks of past, not of contemporary, usage) in the catalogue of Sir R. Cotton´s library, made in 1621, and some Latin verses on a leaf inserted by Sir R. Cotton; but there is nothing to show upon what evidence the statement was based. The volume passed with the rest of the Cotton Library into the keeping of the British Museum at its foundation. [Cotton Ms. Tiberius A. 11., f. 24.] About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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