Wessex Gospels

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:manuscripts
gptkbp:associated_with Anglo-Saxon England
monastic communities
King Alfred's reforms
Wessex region
Alfredian Renaissance
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:King_Alfred_the_Great
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Gospels_of_Luke
gptkb:Gospels_of_Mark
gptkb:Gospels_of_John
gptkb:Gospels_of_Matthew
gptkb:hymns
gptkb:prayers
biblical texts
sacred narratives
lectionary readings
gptkbp:contributes_to historical understanding
gptkbp:created_in 9th century
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:significant
gptkbp:depicts medieval manuscript tradition
gptkbp:features gold leaf decoration
illuminations
full-page illustrations
textual annotations
gptkbp:features_artist decorative initials
gptkbp:format gptkb:Codex_Astartes
gptkbp:historical_context post-Viking Age England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wessex Gospels
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Christian_liturgy
gptkb:religious_practices
medieval theology
later English literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Roman_Christianity
gptkb:Christianity
Latin texts
gptkbp:language Old English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:Christian_liturgy
gptkbp:notable_feature marginalia
gptkbp:notable_for cultural significance
historical value
artistic quality
Old English translation
gptkbp:notable_speakers Old English glosses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Christian_texts
gptkbp:preservation_efforts well-preserved
gptkbp:preserved_by gptkb:Oxford
gptkb:British_Library
libraries
gptkbp:reflects gptkb:devotion
Anglo-Saxon society
gptkbp:related_to Anglo-Saxon culture
gptkbp:represents gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Christianity
gptkbp:research_interest high
gptkbp:significance gptkb:manuscripts
gptkbp:style insular art
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:clergy
gptkbp:used_for liturgical purposes
gptkbp:used_in church services
gptkbp:written_by unknown scribe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wessex
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5