Crucifixion Iconography in a Group of Carolingian Ivory Plaques
Stanley Ferber
During the ninth century a number of ivory plaques depicting Crucifixion were produced within Carolingian empire. Despite many variations these comprise unique, unified iconographic group. Those to be studied here are: cover Pericopes Henry II (Munich, Staatsbibl. cod. lat. 4452), hereafter Munich I; London, Victoria and Albert Museum No. 250–1867 (London I); 251–1867 II); Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale ms 9453 (Paris Munich, Nationalmuseum ma 160 (Munich 9383 266–1867 III). The ivories making up bulk this group present in way which must certainly considered an innovation period, for their iconography has no known prototype or single textual source is limited, furthermore (to best my knowledge), medium ivory.
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