▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Bayer ische ▁Staats bibliothek ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁( catalog ue ▁reference ▁Cl m ▁ 1 4 0 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Content ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁mon ks ▁Li uth ard ▁and ▁Ber inger . ▁Seven ▁full - page ▁mini atures ▁show ▁the ▁four ▁evangel ists , ▁Charles ▁the ▁Bald ▁ent hr oned , ▁the ▁Ad oration ▁of ▁the ▁Lamb ▁and ▁a ▁Christ ▁in ▁Majesty . ▁It ▁also ▁includes ▁twelve ▁canon ▁tables , ▁ten ▁ill umin ated ▁initial s ▁and ▁in cip its . ▁The ▁text ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁golden ▁un cial ▁letters , ▁with ▁each ▁page ▁fr amed . ▁It ▁measures ▁ 4 2 0   mm ▁by ▁ 3 3 0   mm ▁and ▁has ▁ 1 2 6 ▁v ell um ▁fol ios . ▁ ▁The ▁cover ▁is ▁hand made ▁of ▁gold , ▁and ▁decor ated ▁with ▁pre cious ▁gem st ones , ▁sa pp h ires , ▁emer ald s , ▁and ▁p ear ls . ▁At ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁cover ▁appears ▁Christ ▁in ▁Majesty , ▁in ▁rep ouss é ▁relief , ▁se ated ▁on ▁the ▁glo be ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁holding ▁on ▁his ▁kne e ▁a ▁book ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁the ▁words : ▁" I ▁am ▁the ▁way , ▁and ▁the ▁truth , ▁and ▁the ▁life . ▁No ▁man ▁com eth ▁to ▁the ▁Father , ▁but ▁by ▁me ." ▁The ▁inclusion ▁of ▁this ▁ins cription ▁again ▁ident ifies ▁the ▁G ospel ▁Book ▁with