The Sacramentary of Metz (fragment)

Northern France, circa 870
Capitalis Quadrata, Uncial and Carolingian minuscule

Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris (France)
Ms. Lat. 1141

Date of Publication of the Facsimile: 1972
Publisher: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz (Austria)
Series: Codices selecti photoypice impressi
Composition, Reproduction and Printing: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz (Austria)

This reproduction of one of the treasures in the Bibliothèque Nationale conveys some of the splendor of this manuscript which was a product of the court school of the emperor Charles the Bald. The sacramentary contains the text of the prayers to be said by the celebrant during every Mass, according to the "Roman usage" required by the Carolingian liturgical reforms.

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