Pontifical Henry II

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Entry of the ruler into the church (fol. 2 v )

The Pontifical Henry II. , Also Seeoner Pontifical is one of King Henry II. , Donated in Seeon -built Ottonian pontifical from the period 1007-1024, which is now in the State Library Bamberg under the signature Msc. Ref. 53 is retained.

The manuscript comprises 195 parchment sheets in the format of 27.3 x 19.6 cm and is provided with a pigskin with gold stamping provided cover provided from the year 1611th The manuscript lists the texts and procedures intended for the pontifical services celebrated by the bishop ; these were specially cut for use in the diocese of Bamberg, newly established by Heinrich in 1007 . The cartridge behalf of Henry ahead of the Bishopric foundation established the Bamberg Cathedral , Peter and George , also Maria and Lambert , the patron of the monastery Seeon be in Ordo ad benedicendam ecclesiam , the "rite to celebrate the feast of the dedication ," in the same way by capital letters highlighted (fol. 31 r -31 v ).

The full-page, heavily worn dedication image (fol. 2 v ) shows in an arcade architecture , which is marked as a church by the cross on the indicated gable , a ruler with a bow-shaped crown - two pendilies hanging down to the side -, a Sphaira with a black cross drawn in the left and Scepter in the right hand (hardly recognizable today). At the outstretched arms of two escort him metropolitans , recognizable by the on Pontifikalgewänder down Pallien , including the Pastorale . In accordance with its importance, the size of the ruler clearly dominates the iconographic composition.

It depicts the scene of the coronation ceremony , the solemn entry of the king into the church during the blessing rite ( Ordo ad regem benedictum , fol. 16 r ). The idea is expressed here that “the secular ruler bases his power on the church with whose help he rules” (Gude Suckale-Redlefsen).

In later times the inscription Rex Heiricus [sic] ben [edictus] ("Heinrich, the blessed King") was placed over the head of the king (or emperor) in awkward capitals in the gold background . However, this depiction of local patriotism must be countered by the fact that the scene is typically timeless and is not intended to depict a specific historical person.

The miniature was located in Salzburg by Gude Suckale-Redlefsen and dated to around 1020. As a result, the sheet would have been attached to the handwriting in Bamberg afterwards.

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  • Gude Suckale-Redlefsen: Magnificent books. In: Josef Kirmeier, Bernd Schneidmüller , Stefan Weinfurter , Evamaria Brockhoff (eds.): Kaiser Heinrich II. 1002-1024. Catalog for the Bavarian State Exhibition 2002, Bamberg, July 9 to October 20, 2002 (= publications on Bavarian history and culture. Vol. 44). House of Bavarian History, Augsburg 2002, ISBN 978-3-927233-82-9 , pp. 279-280.
  • Gude Suckale-Redlefsen: The manuscripts of the 8th to 11th centuries of the Bamberg State Library (= catalog of the illuminated manuscripts of the Bamberg State Library. Vol. 1). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 978-3-447-05117-0 , pp. 116-118 ( partially digitized ).
  • Werner Taegert : Treasure for eternity - Emperor Heinrich II's book foundations for his cathedral . In: Norbert Jung , Wolfgang F. Reddig: Towards Heaven. 1000 years of the Bamberg Cathedral 1012–2012. Catalog of the special exhibition (= publications of the Diözesanmuseum Bamberg. Vol. 22). Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2012, ISBN 978-3-86568-754-8 , pp. 106-107 (with further literature).

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