The Silver Evangelary was produced during the12th century, probably
in the Upper Rhine region. It was first listed in 1646 in the
Inventarium Custodiae S. Ursi, p. 48, "Ein altes Evangelij Buoch,
dessen Deckhel von Silber". The political programme of Charlemagne
included the standardization of religious life following the
example of the Roman liturgy in the time of Pope Gregory the Great.
Under this regimen books containing transcriptions of the Gospels,
called "evangelaries", were produced.
Place
Preferred form
Upper Rhine (?)
Original form
Upper Rhine (?)
Rights
e-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
