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Early Medieval ArtBook of Kells
St. GallGodescalc Evangelistary
Utrecht PsalterMagdeburg Ivories
Chi Rho Iota pageBook of Matthew, chapter one, verse eighteen from The Book of Kellslate 8th or early 9th centuryoxgall inks and pigments on vellum
Illuminated tugra of Sultan Suleyman, from Istanbul, Turkeyc. 1555-1560ink, paint, and gold on paper
Who are the four evangelists?• Matthew – symbol: winged man or angel
• Mark– symbol: winged lion
• Luke– symbol: winged ox or bull
• John– symbol: eagle
According to tradition these four men wrote the four Gospel accounts in the New Testament.
However, Elaine Pagels (a professor at Princeton University) makes a case for other Gnostic Gospels by Thomas and Judas as well as others; these gospels were not included in the orthodox text of the new testament.
Elaine Pagels: The Gnostic Gospels
Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity
Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of St. Thomas
Page with Mark the EvangelistBook of Mark, Godescalc Evangelistary781-783ink, gold, colors on vellum
Page with Christ in MajestyBook of Mark, Godescalc Evangelistary781-783ink, gold, colors on vellum
Hitda CodexThe Annunciationc. 1020IlluminationHessische Landesbibliothek, Darmstadt
What is the annunciation?When the Archangel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will conceive God’s child; according to apocrypha, at the very moment the archangel Gabriel makes this pronouncement, Mary becomes pregnant.Christ appears in her womb!
York PsalterExpulsion from Paradise c. 1170Illumination on parchment, 290 x 185 mmUniversity Library, Glasgow
Gen 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.
Gen 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Utrecht Psalter ca. 850
detail from Utrecht Psalter ca. 850
Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples
Aachen Gospels of Otto IIIc. 1000
The Garden of Gethsemane
The Kiss of Judas
Aachen Gospels of Otto IIIc. 1000
Fécamp Psalterc. 1180Illumination on parchment, 170 x 110 mmRoyal Library, The Hague
Feeding the Pigs with Acornsc. 1180Illumination on parchmentKoninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag
Falconryc. 1180Illumination on parchmentKoninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag
The Martyrdom of St Lawrence1190sIllumination on parchmentKoninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag
St. Lawrence was martyred during Emperor Valerian’s persecutions of Christians in A.D. 258. He refused to turn over the church’s treasure to the prefect and instead gave it to the poor; he was arrested and tortured on a burning gridiron.