Ada Gospels
The Ada Gospel is a Carolingian illuminated manuscript that is kept in the Trier City Library under the signature Hs. 22 .
Emergence
The Gospels were made between the years 790 and 810, probably in Aachen . It is considered the main work of Charlemagne's court school .
It owes its name to the client Ada, who is referred to in various sources as the sister of Charlemagne and the abbess .
A number of similarly designed manuscripts are stylistically combined to form the Ada group or Ada school , as are several ivory panels showing comparable stylistic features.
The text is written in unziale , capitalis rustica and early Carolingian minuscule in gold ink. After various cuts, the code is 36.6 × 24.5 cm in size and comprises 172 slides with two columns of 32 lines each.
The cover
In 1499 a splendid gold binding was made for the manuscript, which, in addition to numerous precious stones, contains a Roman eagle cameo with a representation of the Constantinian family as a central gemstone .
literature
- Albert Boeckler : Form-historical studies on the Adagruppe (= Bavarian Academy of Sciences . Philosophical-Historical Class: Treatises, NF , Book 42). Publishing house of the Bavarian Academy of Science, Munich 1956, DNB 450524841 .
- Elisabeth Rosenbaum : The Evangelist portraits of the Ada-School and their models. In: Art Bulletin. 38, 1956, pp.? -?
- Wilhelm Koehler : The Carolingian miniatures. The court school of Charlemagne. 2 volumes, German Association for Art Studies, Berlin 1958, DNB 366416758 (text volume) / DNB 366416766 (plates).
- Florentine Mütherich : The illumination at the court of Charlemagne. In: Charlemagne, life's work and afterlife. Volume 3: Carolingian Art , Schwann, Düsseldorf 1965 DNB 457138319 .
- Hermann Fillitz : The ivory reliefs at the time of Charlemagne. In: Aachener Kunstblätter . 32, 1966, pp.? - ?.
- Joachim M. Plotzek: Ada handwriting . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 1, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1980, ISBN 3-7608-8901-8 , column 91.
- Michael Embach: The Ada Gospel Book (StB Trier, Hs 22) The Carolingian Illuminated Manuscript (= Trier City Library: Treasures of the Trier City Library , Volume 2), Paulinus, Trier 2010, ISBN 978-3-7902-0511-4 .
- Michael Embach: One hundred highlights - Precious manuscripts and prints from the Trier City Library. Schnell and Steiner, Regensburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-7954-2750-4 , p.?.
Web links
- Ada handwriting in the large art dictionary by PW Hartmann
- Ada Codex - The miniatures of the early Middle Ages, the development of German miniature art in the age of the Ottonians . Kunstmuseum Hamburg , September 21, 2015.
- The new treasure trove of the Trier city library opens Focus November 13, 2014