Evangeliary of Averbode
The Evangeliary of Averbode () is an illuminated manuscript, an evangeliary created in the region of the Meuse river between 1150 and 1175. The manuscript is named after Averbode Abbey in Belgium where it was kept in the 18th century. It is considered one of the finest examples of illuminated manuscripts within Mosan art. It belongs to the collections of the library of the University of Liège. Description The manuscript page size is 27.7 x 19.2 cm. It has 173 pages. It is in the collection of the library of the University of Liège. It contains eight richly decorated full-page miniatures, and has been described as a masterpiece of Mosan art. Its binding is from the 20th century. It is formally classified as a part of the historical heritage of Wallonia. History The manuscript was produced between 1150 et 1175. It is named after the Averbode Abbey, where the manuscript was kept in the 18th century. The earlier fate of the manuscript is unknown, and it is not certain that it was commissioned for Averbode Abbey. Stylistically and iconographically it can however be grouped together with two other sumptuous illuminated manuscripts, created in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège during the second