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Codex Aureus of Lorsch

Carolingian manuscript
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Summary

Codex Aureus of Lorsch is a Gospel Book[1]. It draws 553 Wikipedia views per month (gospel book category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: illuminated manuscript[3]
  • Collection: Vatican Library[4], Batthyaneum Library[5]
  • Location: Vatican Library[6], National Library of Romania[7], Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch[8]
  • Commons category: Codex Aureus of Lorsch[9]
  • Language of work or name: Latin[10]
  • Has part(s): Five plaques from the front cover of the Lorsch Gospels[11], Vatican, Bib. Apostolica, MS. Pal. lat. 50[12], Bucharest, National Library of Romania (Alba lulia, Batthyaneum Library), Ms R II 1[13]
  • Inception: 810[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Codex Aureus of Lorsch[15]
  • Commons gallery: Codex Aureus of Lorsch[16]
  • Described at URL: https://bibliotheca-laureshamensis-digital.de/view/lorscher_evangeliar[17], https://www.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/digi-pdf-katalogisate/sammlung50/werk/pdf/lorscher_evangeliar.pdf[18]
  • Location of creation: Charlemagne's palace school[19]
  • Described by source: Bibliotheca Laureshamensis – digital[20]

Why It Matters

Codex Aureus of Lorsch has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . bibliotheca-laureshamensis-digital.de. Retrieved . bibliotheca-laureshamensis-digital.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . bibliotheca-laureshamensis-digital.de. Retrieved . bibliotheca-laureshamensis-digital.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Grove Art Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . bibliotheca-laureshamensis-digital.de. Retrieved . bibliotheca-laureshamensis-digital.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Zserghei · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'i
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  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Latin
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Bibliotheca Laureshamensis – digital
    Location → Vatican Library, National Library of Romania, Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
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