# Gospel Lectionary of Henry II [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MINIATURIST, German]() - Date: 1001-1050 - Technique: Manuscript \(Clm. 4452\), 425 x 320 mm ## Commentary Gospel Lectionary of Henry II c. 1010 Manuscript \(Clm. 4452\), 425 x 320 mm Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich This magnificent product of the Reichenau school of illumination contains the Gospel Readings for church feast days \(pericopes\) in Latin. It was gifted to the Bamberg cathedral by Emperor Henry II. On this double-page \(folios 8v and 9r\), the two miniatures prefix the gospel reading for the first Christmas mass. The powerful illustrations show the annunciation to the shepherds and the birth of Christ. ## Related artworks - [Aachen Gospels]() - [Aachen Gospels]() - [Ada Gospels]() - [Allegory of the Sacraments]() - [Antoninus Florentinus: Chronicon]() - [Aratea]() - [Astronomical-computist collection]() - [Astronomicum caesareum]() - [Astronomicum caesareum]() - [Bamberg Apocalypse]() - [Bamberg Apocalypse]() - [Bamberg Apocalypse]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()