Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram
The Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram is a 9th-century illuminated Gospel Book. It takes its name from Saint Emmeram's Abbey, where it was for most of its history and is lavishly illuminated. The cover of the codex is decorated with gems and relief figures in gold, and can be precisely dated to 870, and is an important example of Carolingian art, as well as one of very few surviving treasure bindings of this date.
Gem-encrusted cover of the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram.
Page with portrait of Abbot Ramwod
The adoration of the Lamb from the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram.
Charles the Bald
A Gospel Book, Evangelion, or Book of the Gospels, is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament – normally all four – centering on the life of Jesus of Nazareth and the roots of the Christian faith. The term is also used for a liturgical book, also called the Evangeliary, from which are read the portions of the Gospels used in the Mass and other services, arranged according to the order of the liturgical calendar.
The Book of Kells, c. 800, showing the lavishly decorated text that opens the Gospel of John.
Folio 72 verso of the Codex Aureus of Lorsch. Christ in Majesty
2008 Midnight Mass at The Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle in Jackson, MS
The Gospel Book at St. Mary's Episcopal Church.