03 — ARTWORK
Hitda Codex
- MEDIUM
- Manuscript (Cod. 1640), 290 x 218 mm
- TYPE
- Religious
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Hitda Codex c. 1020 Manuscriptcollective term for books or other documents written by hand; in a specific sense, the hand-written medieval book, the Codex manuscriptus, often ornamented with decorative borders, illuminated initials and miniatures, and containing works of ancient philosophy or scholarly, ecclesiastical, and literary texts. Manuscripts were usually produced on commission. At first the scriptoria (writing rooms) of monasteries transcribed the contents of famous manuscripts and made copies. Monastic communities in the Netherlands and northern Germany began producing manuscripts around 1383/84. Flanders, Burgundy, and in particular Paris became major centres for the mass production of breviaries (prayer books) and Books of Hours. (Cod. 1640), 290 x 218 mm Hessische Landesbibliothek, Darmstadt
The Life of Christ constitutes the main subject illustrated in medieval codices. An exemplary model of the successful organization of text sequence and illustrative picture is the codex of the Abbes Hitda of Meschede, known as the Hitda Codex. It was produced around the year 1020 in an Ottonian scriptoriumthe room in a medieval monastery where manuscripts were copied; also applied to particular schools of writing or painting that can be identified by stylistic characteristics. in Cologne.
The picture shows a folio with The Annunciationthe term for the event described in the Gospel according to St. Luke, when the Angel Gabriel brings the Virgin Mary the news that she is to bear her son, Jesus Christ. The Annunciation was among the most widespread pictorial subjects of European art during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance..
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Hitda Codex by MINIATURIST, German},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/miniaturist-german-rfa72df76584104/hitda-codex-ra37281aacd4ab3},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
