Gospel Book of Otto III, c.1000AD.
Folio 188v, Christ weeps over Jerusalem
MINIATURIST, German (active around 1000 in Reichenau)
Gospel Book of Otto III
c. 1000
Manuscript (Clm 4453), 334 x 242 mm
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich
The right side of the double page (folio 24r) shows the enthroned ruler Otto III in front of a curtain, with the sceptre and orb,
surrounded by representatives of the spiritual and temporal estates.
He is attended by two clerics, perhaps Heribert, the chancellor of Italy, and Leo, the future bishop of Vercelli, and two armed soldiers.
At the time this miniature was painted, Otto was approximately 18 years old and virtual master of Europe.
Source: digitale-sammlungen.de, Gospel Book of Otto III
From the same manuscript: Folio 24r, 'Enthroned ruler Otto III'. Gospel Book of Otto III, c.1000AD. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 4453.
Back to the smaller image of Folio 188v, 'Christ weeps over Jerusalem'. Gospel Book of Otto III
