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Codex Vyssehradensis, 1970

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Information

Prague, Pragopress, 1970. 418 x 325 mm. Binding with plates covered with fabric embroidered with green leaves and flowers, back in white leather,. Copy 71/780. Commentary volume by František Kavka, Jirí Mašín, Jaroslav Pešina, and Josef Krása.

Specialist Notes

Facsimile of the Codex Vyssegradensis, a Romanesque manuscript made in the Danube area in the late 11th century. Known as the "Gospel of the coronation of King Vratislaus", it is considered one of the major illuminated manuscripts of Bohemian origin.