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The Ada Gospels ( Trier , Staatsbibliothek, Cod.22) is a late Eighth Century or early Ninth Century Carolingian Gospel Book . The manuscript contains a dedication to Charlemagne's sister Ada, from whence it gets its name. The manuscript is written on Vellum in Carolingian Minuscule . It measures 14.5 by 9.625 inches. The ''Ada Gospels'' are one of a group of manuscripts, known to modern scholars as the Ada School. Other members of the Ada School include the Soissons Gospels and the Lorsch Gospels .

The manuscript is illuminated. Its illuminations include an elaborate initial page for the Gospel Of Matthew and portraits of Matthew , Mark and Luke . The illuminations show both Insular and Byzantine influences. The Evangelist portraits show a firm grasp of Classical style typical of the Carolingian Renaissance .


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