| Location: | Solothurn |
| Library / Collection: | Domschatz der St.-Ursen-Kathedrale |
| Shelfmark: | Cod. U 1 |
| Manuscript title: | Hornbach Sacramentary |
| Caption: | Parchment · 228 ff. · 26.0 x 20.0 cm · Reichenau · before 983 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Manuscript summary: | The Hornbach Sacramentary is an important work of Ottonian book decoration. It was made before 983 at Reichenau for the Benedictine Abbey of Hornbach (Palatinate). The manuscript is also called the "Eburnant-Codex" in honor of the scribe who wrote it. It was probably acquired by the Cathedral library at Solothurn in 1439. It is listed as item No. 38, Colleccionarius Antiquus, in the catalog of provost Felix Hemmerli. The political concepts of Charlemagne included the standardization of religious life following the example of the Roman liturgy from the time of Pope Gregory the Great. To follow this practice, one used a "sacramentary" containing the prescribed prayers and mass texts. This version was replaced by the "missale curiae" in about 1220. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.5076/e-codices-dss-U0001 |
| Permanent link: | http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/dss/U0001 |
| How to quote: | Solothurn, Domschatz der St.-Ursen-Kathedrale, Cod. U 1: Hornbach Sacramentary (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/dss/U0001) |
| Online since: | 06/22/2010 |
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