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This leaf originally served as the dedication page of the Tonarius, or Tonary, written by Reichenau's Abbot Berno (1008-1048). A tonary was a music manual used to regulate liturgical chants. Berno's manuscript was presented to Archbishop Pilgrim of Cologne (1021-1036) whose name appears at the bottom of this leaf.
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130313
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Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:" Initial D[omino]
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130313
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manuscript
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Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:" Initial D[omino]
description
This leaf originally served as the dedication page of the Tonarius, or Tonary, written by Reichenau's Abbot Berno (1008-1048). A tonary was a music manual used to regulate liturgical chants. Berno's manuscript was presented to Archbishop Pilgrim of Cologne (1021-1036) whose name appears at the bottom of this leaf.
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c.1030
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en
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Q79912060
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Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:" Initial D[omino], c.1030. Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 21.5 x 15.3 cm (8 7/16 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.88
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MED - Manuscript Illuminations
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citations
citation
Milliken, William. "Title Page of a Reichenau Manuscript." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>39, no. 7 (September 1952): 177-178, 183.
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Mentioned: p. 178; Reproduced: p. 179
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 97
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Wixom, William. "The Helmarshausen Latin Gospels." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>46, no. 4 (April, 1959): 58-59.
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Mentioned: p. 59
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 45
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Wixom, William D. “An Ottonian Ivory Book Cover.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 55, no. 9 (November 1968): 275–289.
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Mentioned and reproduced: p. 278-279, fig. 8
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 45
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 49
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Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Annegret Butz, and Sigrid von Borries-Schulten.<em> Katalog der illuminierten Handschriften der Württembergischen Landesbibliothek Stuttgart. </em>Stuttgart: Hiersemann, 1987.
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Mentioned: Bd.1, P. 41-42, no. 21
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Berschin, Walter, and Ulrich Kuder.<em> Reichenauer Buchmalerei 850-1070. </em>Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 2015.
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Reproduced: p. 136, no. 47
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Kuder, Ulrich and Klaus Gereon Beuckers. Studien zur Ottonischen Buchmalerei. Kiel: Verlag Ludwig, 2018.
page_number
Mentioned; p. 341, no. 273
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:44:05.264000
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130313
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ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
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Medieval Art
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MED - Manuscript Illuminations
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Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century
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ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
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1952.88
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Sheet: 21.5 x 15.3 cm (8 7/16 x 6 in.)
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