The Anhalt Morgan Gospels
Hanns Swarzenski
The Gospel book of the Dukes Anhalt-Dessau, recently acquired by Belle da Costa Greene for Pierpont Morgan Library,1 is not only a superb example Anglo-French and Anglo-Saxon art, rarely represented in public collections here or abroad, but it also telling symbol historical moment closest cultural connection between England, northern France, Saxony during so-called Ottoman period. Without exaggeration, may be stated that merely from standpoint collecting, its acquisition Library has particular significance, there no other collection where transition late-Carolingian to Ottonian art can realized more clearly specimens outstanding artistic importance. Anhalt Gospels represent missing link illusionistic Carolingian tradition school Rheims,2 Lotharingian revivals Liege Marchiennes (exemplified MSS 640 3193), Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Fr...
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