Cover of the Coronation Gospels
Hans von Reutlingen · c. 1500
Hans von Reutlingen
Holy Roman Empire · 1465–1547
Hans von Reutlingen was a German goldsmith and seal engraver who was born in, lived, and plied his trade in the city of Aachen. He worked under the patronage of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds one of his works, a gold-gilted bishop statuette. Some of his pieces are also housed in the Aachen Cathedral. "Hans of Reutlingen, who worked in Aachen, was one of the most important goldsmiths working at the change from the Gothic to the Renaissance period.
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Cover of the Coronation Gospels
Hans von Reutlingen · c. 1500
Kunsthistorisches Museum
The Vienna Coronation Gospels, also known simply as the Coronation Gospels, is a late 8th century illuminated gospel book produced at the court of Charlemagne in Aachen. It was used by the future emperor at his coronation on Christmas Day 800, when he placed three fingers of his right hand on the first page of the Gospel of Saint John and took his oath. Traditionally, it is considered to be the same manuscript that was found in the tomb of Charlemagne when it was opened in the year 1000 by Emperor Otto III.
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