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Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram

9th-century illuminated Gospel Book
VisualArtwork manuscript Q561341
Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram
Image was made by the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München and the work itself was made by Carolingian craftsmen in ca. 870 AD. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram is a manuscript[1]. It draws 262 Wikipedia views per month (manuscript category, ranking #95 of 713).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Germany[3]
  • Commissioned by: Charles the Bald[4]
  • Movement: Carolingian art[5]
  • Named after: St. Emmeram's Abbey[6]
  • Made from material: vellum[7]
  • Collection: Bavarian State Library[8]
  • Inventory number: Clm 14000[9]
  • Commons category: Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram[10]
  • Inception: 870[11]
  • Described by source: Codices Illustres[12]
  • Height: 420 millimetre[13]
  • Width: 330 millimetre[14]

Why It Matters

Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Charles the Bald Germany

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nous · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4148189-6
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  2. 11w ago · Regisrob · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → manuscript
    Commissioned by → Charles the Bald
    Inception → +0870-00-00T00:00:00Z
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