Gospels of Lindau

… Many of the designs in these lavishly bound books, including images of Jesus Christ, were found in the Bible, but they were destroyed by opponents of iconoclasm during the Reformation, and few of them remain in their original form to this day. The Gospels of Lindau are considered to be the most representative of these works. The back cover is said to have been made in the 8th century, and the front cover in the 9th century, both of which were made in southern Germany. They depict holy images made of gold, silver, and jewels, and are astonishingly lavish. …

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…　これらの美術的豪華装丁本の図柄は，キリストの像をはじめ，聖書にあらわれたものが多かったが，宗教改革時代，聖像礼拝反対者の手でむざんにも破壊され，今日まで原形をとどめるものはあまり多くない。そのなかで最も代表的な作品にかぞえられるものに《リンダウの福音書Gospels of Lindau》がある。裏表紙は8世紀ころ，表表紙は9世紀ころ，いずれも南ドイツでつくられたといわれ，金銀･宝石を用い，聖像をあらわしたもので，その豪華さは驚嘆させるものがある。…

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