Chi-rho-iota (XPI) page, folio 34 recto of the Book of Kells, probably from Iona, Scotland, late eighth or early ninth century. Tempera on vellum, 1′ 1″ X 9 1/2″. Trinity College Library, Dublin.
Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne or Charles the Bald, from Metz, France, ninth century. Bronze, originally gilt, 9 1/2″ high. Musée du Louvre, Paris.
Saint Matthew, folio 15 recto of the Coronation Gospels (Gospel Book of Charlemagne), from Aachen, Germany, ca. 800-810. Ink and tempera on vellum, 1′ 3/4″ X 10″. Schatzkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Saint Matthew, folio 18 verso of the Ebbo Gospels (Gospel Book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims), from Hautvillers, France, ca. 816-835. Ink and tempera on vellum, 10 1/4″ X 8 3/4″. BibliothèqueMunicipale, Epernay.
Crucifixion, front cover of the Lindau Gospels, from Saint Gall, Switzerland, ca. 870. Gold, precious stones, and pearls, 1′ 1 3/8″ X 10 3/8″. Pierpont Morgan Library, New York.
