File:BLW Front Cover of the Lorsch Gospels.jpg

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Front Cover of the Lorsch Gospels
English: Front Cover of the Lorsch Gospels (about 810)

Ivory
Aachen, Germany; from Lorsch Abbey

Ivory carving enjoyed a revival at the court of Emperor Charlemagne. Ruler of the western half of the former Roman Empire in the years 800-14, he encouraged an artistic style that harked back to Rome. The figures on this Gospel cover resemble the ivory carvings on a 6th-century Byzantine throne in Ravenna. They show the Virgin and Child enthroned, with St John the Baptist on the left and the prophet Zacharias on the right.

Collection ID: 138-1866

This photo was taken as part of Britain Loves Wikipedia in February 2010 by Adam Morgan.

Date Photographed in February 2010
Source Originally uploaded at http://www.britainloveswikipedia.org/
Author Adam Morgan

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