Wandalgarius manuscript
Type:
Illuminated manuscripts
Date:
794
Location or Findspot (Modern-Day Country):
France
Medium:
Parchment
Dimensions:
22.5 × 13 cm
Description:
This manuscript gathers together several different texts, including three medieval legal codes: the laws of the Visigoths (Lex Romana Visigothorum), the Salian Franks (Lex Salica), and the Alemanni (Lex Alamannorum). It is named after the cleric Wandalgarius, who wrote and illustrated the manuscript in Lyon. He includes a self-portrait under which appears the text, "Uandalgarius fecit hec" (Wandalgarius made this).
One illustration shows Charlemagne's monogram seal (which also serves as the initial letter O of a sentence on that page). On a different page with a text on counterfeit coins, a man holds a large coin above his head marked with Charlemagne's monogram and a text that reads "+Carolus rex + Francoru[m]" (Charles, king of the Franks). Wandalgarius's image reflects recently updated coins from Charlemagne's monetary reform.
One illustration shows Charlemagne's monogram seal (which also serves as the initial letter O of a sentence on that page). On a different page with a text on counterfeit coins, a man holds a large coin above his head marked with Charlemagne's monogram and a text that reads "+Carolus rex + Francoru[m]" (Charles, king of the Franks). Wandalgarius's image reflects recently updated coins from Charlemagne's monetary reform.
Relevant Textbook Chapter(s):
5
Repository and Online Resources:
• Look through the manuscript, which is now in the St. Gallen Stiftsbibliothek.
