Codex Vyssegradensis
| Codex of Vyšehrad | |
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| Prague, National Library of the Czech Republic (XIV A 13) | |
 St. Wenceslaus in the initial. The new Bohemian monarchy uses the crowning haloed Hand of God in the Coronation Gospels of Vratislav II | |
| Type | Evangeliary |
| Date | cca 1070-1086 |
| Place of origin | Bavaria ? |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Patron | King Vratislaus of Bohemia ? |
| Material | Parchment |
| Size | 108 leaves |
| Format | 41,5 x 32 cm |
| Previously kept | Vyšehrad Prague Metropolitan Chapter Library |
The Vyšehrad Codex (
St. Emmeram in Regensburg.[2] The manuscript is now located in the Czech National Library, Prague under the signature XIV A 13. In 2005 it was declared as a National cultural monument of the Czech Republic.[1]
The earliest known representation of the Tree of Jesse is in the book.[3] In a paper analysing this image, J.A. Hayes Williams points out that the
Williams go on to compare it with two other famous images, the Tree of Jesse window at Chartres Cathedral and the Lambeth Bible in England.[3]References
Media related to Codex Vyssegradensis at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ a b "Coronation Gospels of king Vratislav". www.vysehradskykodex.cz. Vyšehradský kodex. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Information given to the European Library site by the Czech National Library includes image Archived 2007-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Jean Anne Hayes Williams, The Earliest Dated Tree of Jesse Image: Thematically reconsidered."Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-02-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Epistle to the Romans, Chapter 12: verses 6-8.
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