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Evangelium Longum Book Cover with Savior in Glory, Angels, Evangelists, Sun, and

1865, after original of 9th century
Plaster cast of original ivory carving
State: Reproduction

11 9/16 in. x 5 1/16 in. (29.4 cm x 12.8 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 1865.103
Acquisition Date: 1908
Geography: Europe, Switzerland
Classification: Fine and Visual Arts; Sculptures; Fictile Ivories
Culture/Nationality: Carolingian
Collection: Fictile Ivories
Description: Cast of the Eveangelium Longum book cover with the Savior in Glory surrounded by angels, the four Evangelists, and allegorical figures of the sun and moon after the original in the Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen, Switzerland, Evangelium Longum, Codex 53 (library of the Monastery of St. Gall, Switzerland). Description: "The Glorification of the Saviour. In the centre Christ seated within an oval aureola, inscribed with the A and O, beardless with long flowing hair, His right hand raised, holding a small book, and His left raised and open. The feet on a foot-stool. At the top of the aureola the Eagle of St. John, and the Angel of St. Matthew, and below it the Lion of St. Mark and the Bull of St. Luke. Over the two former are busts, holding torches; one Sol, with the cloak fastened on the shoulder, with a fibula, with a radiating nimbus; the other, Luna, with the head surmounted by a crescent. Below the Lion and Bull, are allegorical representations of Earth and Water, the former a female figure suckling an infant, and holding a cornucopia with her left hand; the latter, an aged man, resting on a sea monster and holding a water-pot in his right hand, from which the water flows in the antique manner. On either side of the aureola stands a six-winged cherubim, and at the four angles of the composition are seated the Evangelists, St. Matthew writing on a long roll, St. Mark on a large square book, St. Luke sharpening his style, and St. John writing on small tablets. The inscription, in finely formed Roman capitals, ‘ HIC RESIDET XPC VIRTUTUM STEMMATE SEPTUS,’ occurs on two bands, above and below the design. The top and bottom of the plaque are ornamented by admirably designed foliage." (Westwood p. 119-120)

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  • Abrahamic religions - The group of religions comprising Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, that trace their origin to the prophet Abraham.
  • religions - Belief systems that encompass various personal and institutional relationships between human beings and what they regard as holy, sacred, or divine, usually but not always a deity, or a spiritual or occult force. Participation in a religion is typically manifested in obedience, reverence, and worship, often including group activities and alliance with a leader. Elements of a religion or similar belief system include doctrine, ritual, defined parameters of morality, and a code of living, often seen as a means of achieving spiritual or material improvement.

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The following Bibliography exist for this object:
  • J. O. Westwood, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Fictile Ivories in the South Kensington Museum G. E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoods. London, England, 1876
    Page Number: 119-120, no. 267

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