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A welcome look into the creative motivations and commissions of one of the most important patrons of the Middle Ages, this fine book is not merely a study of a luxury manuscript. It provides English-language readers insight into the artistic innovations of a new class of wealthy and powerful donors--the well-connected bishops of Ottonian Germany. A fascinating story of power, prestige, and aesthetics in these commissions, <em>The Bernward Gospels</em> also considers the special relationship with God that Bernward of Hildesheim hoped to achieve in the densely meaningful images of his Gospels. In particular, Jennifer Kingsley explicates a series of visionary miniatures in the gospel book, concluding that for Bernward, the Eucharist and its implements could be a 'prompt for spiritual sight' and that his gifts to the church were intended to save his soul. </p>--Cynthia Hahn, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY</p>

A welcome look into the creative motivations and commissions of one of the most important patrons of the Middle Ages, this fine book is not merely a study of a luxury manuscript. It provides English-language readers insight into the artistic innovations of a new class of wealthy and powerful donors the well-connected bishops of Ottonian Germany. A fascinating story of power, prestige, and aesthetics in these commissions, <em>The Bernward Gospels</em> also considers the special relationship with God that Bernward of Hildesheim hoped to achieve in the densely meaningful images of his Gospels. In particular, Jennifer Kingsley explicates a series of visionary miniatures in the gospel book, concluding that for Bernward, the Eucharist and its implements could be a prompt for spiritual sight and that his gifts to the church were intended to save his soul. </p> Cynthia Hahn, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY</p>

The Bernward Gospels is a learned and well-written volume that contains innovative insights into the miniatures of one of the most important and famous medieval manuscripts. It is to the author s credit that she makes fresh observations and draws important conclusions about a medieval work that has been studied continuously for well over one hundred years. Jennifer Kingsley demonstrates once again the sophisticated nature of the manuscript s pictorial program and implicates the pictures in broader conversations about the proper function of medieval imagery, memory, and spiritual seeing. Adam S. Cohen, University of Toronto A welcome look into the creative motivations and commissions of one of the most important patrons of the Middle Ages, this fine book is not merely a study of a luxury manuscript. It provides English-language readers insight into the artistic innovations of a new class of wealthy and powerful donors the well-connected bishops of Ottonian Germany. A fascinating story of power, prestige, and aesthetics in these commissions, The Bernward Gospels also considers the special relationship with God that Bernward of Hildesheim hoped to achieve in the densely meaningful images of his Gospels. In particular, Jennifer Kingsley explicates a series of visionary miniatures in the gospel book, concluding that for Bernward, the Eucharist and its implements could be a prompt for spiritual sight and that his gifts to the church were intended to save his soul. Cynthia Hahn, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY [Jennifer] Kingsley's book is solidly constructed, accurate in the analysis and knowledge of texts and scholarship, as well as historical context. The classic and innovative approach opens new perspectives for the study of the great monuments of manuscript painting in the Ottonian period. --Eric Palazzo, Cahiers de Civilisation Medievale In focusing minutely on a single patron and the visual program of one commission, [this study] brilliantly addresses a multitude of issues in Ottonian theology, history, and art. --Karen Blough, CAA.Reviews A welcome look into the creative motivations and commissions of one of the most important patrons of the Middle Ages, this fine book is not merely a study of a luxury manuscript. It provides English-language readers insight into the artistic innovations of a new class of wealthy and powerful donors--the well-connected bishops of Ottonian Germany. A fascinating story of power, prestige, and aesthetics in these commissions, The Bernward Gospels also considers the special relationship with God that Bernward of Hildesheim hoped to achieve in the densely meaningful images of his Gospels. In particular, Jennifer Kingsley explicates a series of visionary miniatures in the gospel book, concluding that for Bernward, the Eucharist and its implements could be a 'prompt for spiritual sight' and that his gifts to the church were intended to save his soul. --Cynthia Hahn, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY The Bernward Gospels is a learned and well-written volume that contains innovative insights into the miniatures of one of the most important and famous medieval manuscripts. It is to the author's credit that she makes fresh observations and draws important conclusions about a medieval work that has been studied continuously for well over one hundred years. Jennifer Kingsley demonstrates once again the sophisticated nature of the manuscript's pictorial program and implicates the pictures in broader conversations about the proper function of medieval imagery, memory, and spiritual seeing. --Adam S. Cohen, University of Toronto A welcome look into the creative motivations and commissions of one of the most important patrons of the Middle Ages, this fine book is not merely a study of a luxury manuscript. It provides English-language readers insight into the artistic innovations of a new class of wealthy and powerful donors the well-connected bishops of Ottonian Germany. A fascinating story of power, prestige, and aesthetics in these commissions, The Bernward Gospels also considers the special relationship with God that Bernward of Hildesheim hoped to achieve in the densely meaningful images of his Gospels. In particular, Jennifer Kingsley explicates a series of visionary miniatures in the gospel book, concluding that for Bernward, the Eucharist and its implements could be a prompt for spiritual sight and that his gifts to the church were intended to save his soul. Cynthia Hahn, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY The Bernward Gospels is a learned and well-written volume that contains innovative insights into the miniatures of one of the most important and famous medieval manuscripts. It is to the author s credit that she makes fresh observations and draws important conclusions about a medieval work that has been studied continuously for well over one hundred years. Jennifer Kingsley demonstrates once again the sophisticated nature of the manuscript s pictorial program and implicates the pictures in broader conversations about the proper function of medieval imagery, memory, and spiritual seeing. Adam S. Cohen, University of Toronto A welcome look into the creative motivations and commissions of one of the most important patrons of the Middle Ages, this fine book is not merely a study of a luxury manuscript. It provides English-language readers insight into the artistic innovations of a new class of wealthy and powerful donors the well-connected bishops of Ottonian Germany. A fascinating story of power, prestige, and aesthetics in these commissions, The Bernward Gospels also considers the special relationship with God that Bernward of Hildesheim hoped to achieve in the densely meaningful images of his Gospels. In particular, Jennifer Kingsley explicates a series of visionary miniatures in the gospel book, concluding that for Bernward, the Eucharist and its implements could be a prompt for spiritual sight and that his gifts to the church were intended to save his soul. Cynthia Hahn, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY The Bernward Gospels is a learned and well-written volume that contains innovative insights into the miniatures of one of the most important and famous medieval manuscripts. It is to the author s credit that she makes fresh observations and draws important conclusions about a medieval work that has been studied continuously for well over one hundred years. Jennifer Kingsley demonstrates once again the sophisticated nature of the manuscript s pictorial program and implicates the pictures in broader conversations about the proper function of medieval imagery, memory, and spiritual seeing. Adam S. Cohen, University of Toronto A welcome look into the creative motivations and commissions of one of the most important patrons of the Middle Ages, this fine book is not merely a study of a luxury manuscript. It provides English-language readers insight into the artistic innovations of a new class of wealthy and powerful donors--the well-connected bishops of Ottonian Germany. A fascinating story of power, prestige, and aesthetics in these commissions, The Bernward Gospels also considers the special relationship with God that Bernward of Hildesheim hoped to achieve in the densely meaningful images of his Gospels. In particular, Jennifer Kingsley explicates a series of visionary miniatures in the gospel book, concluding that for Bernward, the Eucharist and its implements could be a 'prompt for spiritual sight' and that his gifts to the church were intended to save his soul. --Cynthia Hahn, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY The Bernward Gospels is a learned and well-written volume that contains innovative insights into the miniatures of one of the most important and famous medieval manuscripts. It is to the author's credit that she makes fresh observations and draws important conclusions about a medieval work that has been studied continuously for well over one hundred years. Jennifer Kingsley demonstrates once again the sophisticated nature of the manuscript's pictorial program and implicates the pictures in broader conversations about the proper function of medieval imagery, memory, and spiritual seeing. --Adam S. Cohen, University of Toronto The Bernward Gospels is a learned and well-written volume that contains innovative insights into the miniatures of one of the most important and famous medieval manuscripts. It is to the author's credit that she makes fresh observations and draws important conclusions about a medieval work that has been studied continuously for well over one hundred years. Jennifer Kingsley demonstrates once again the sophisticated nature of the manuscript's pictorial program and implicates the pictures in broader conversations about the proper function of medieval imagery, memory, and spiritual seeing. --Adam S. Cohen, University of Toronto A welcome look into the creative motivations and commissions of one of the most important patrons of the Middle Ages, this fine book is not merely a study of a luxury manuscript. It provides English-language readers insight into the artistic innovations of a new class of wealthy and powerful donors--the well-connected bishops of Ottonian Germany. A fascinating story of power, prestige, and aesthetics in these commissions, The Bernward Gospels also considers the special relationship with God that Bernward of Hildesheim hoped to achieve in the densely meaningful images of his Gospels. In particular, Jennifer Kingsley explicates a series of visionary miniatures in the gospel book, concluding that for Bernward, the Eucharist and its implements could be a 'prompt for spiritual sight' and that his gifts to the church were intended to save his soul. --Cynthia Hahn, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY

A welcome look into the creative motivations and commissions of one of the most important patrons of the Middle Ages, this fine book is not merely a study of a luxury manuscript. It provides English-language readers insight into the artistic innovations of a new class of wealthy and powerful donors the well-connected bishops of Ottonian Germany. A fascinating story of power, prestige, and aesthetics in these commissions, The Bernward Gospels also considers the special relationship with God that Bernward of Hildesheim hoped to achieve in the densely meaningful images of his Gospels. In particular, Jennifer Kingsley explicates a series of visionary miniatures in the gospel book, concluding that for Bernward, the Eucharist and its implements could be a prompt for spiritual sight and that his gifts to the church were intended to save his soul. Cynthia Hahn, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY

The Bernward Gospels is a learned and well-written volume that contains innovative insights into the miniatures of one of the most important and famous medieval manuscripts. It is to the author's credit that she makes fresh observations and draws important conclusions about a medieval work that has been studied continuously for well over one hundred years. Jennifer Kingsley demonstrates once again the sophisticated nature of the manuscript's pictorial program and implicates the pictures in broader conversations about the proper function of medieval imagery, memory, and spiritual seeing. --Adam S. Cohen, University of Toronto A welcome look into the creative motivations and commissions of one of the most important patrons of the Middle Ages, this fine book is not merely a study of a luxury manuscript. It provides English-language readers insight into the artistic innovations of a new class of wealthy and powerful donors--the well-connected bishops of Ottonian Germany. A fascinating story of power, prestige, and aesthetics in these commissions, The Bernward Gospels also considers the special relationship with God that Bernward of Hildesheim hoped to achieve in the densely meaningful images of his Gospels. In particular, Jennifer Kingsley explicates a series of visionary miniatures in the gospel book, concluding that for Bernward, the Eucharist and its implements could be a 'prompt for spiritual sight' and that his gifts to the church were intended to save his soul. --Cynthia Hahn, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY

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Jennifer P. Kingsley is Lecturer and Administrator in Museums and Society at Johns Hopkins University.

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