Illuminated Manuscript, Gospels Of Freising, Evangelist Portrait Of Mark, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.4, Fol. 90v - This Gospel Book Was Written In Carolingian Minuscule In The Diocese Of Freising, Germany Ca. 875. Surprisingly Small For An Gospel Book, It Is Nonetheless Richly Illuminated And Offers An Excellent Example Of Carolingian Art. The Expressive And Emotive Quality Of The Evangelists, Characterized By Quick, Sketchy Brushwork, Recalls The Style Developed By The Carolingian School Of Reims In Northern France. This Similarity May Be Attributed To A Connection With Ebbo, The Former Archbishop Of Reims, Since He Fled To Freising At This Time After A Quarrel With Charles The Bald. The Canon Tables, However, Derive From A Different Tradition, And Recall Franco-Saxon Imagery In Its Use Of Interlace Within The Columns, And Of Acanthus Springing From The Top Corners. Due To These Factors, The Manuscript Had Once Been Attribution To Northern France, But It Is Now Understood To Be One Of A Group Of Related Manuscripts From Freising During Ebbo's Tenure. The Manuscript Is Complete, Consisting Of 215 Folios, And Includes Readings For The Liturgical Year, Jerome's Plures Fuisse And Novum Opus Letters, Decorated Canon Tables, And Evangelist Portraits. The Illumination Is At The Beginning Of Mark's Gospel. All Manuscript Images And Descriptions Were Created And Are Provided Through Preservation And Access Grants Awarded To The Walters Art Museum By The National Endowment For The Humanities, 2008-2014. Access A Complete Set Of High-resolution Archival Images Of This Manuscript For Free On The Digital Walters At Www.thedigitalwalters.org/Data/WaltersManuscripts/html/W4/ For A Digital “turning The Pages” Presentation Of This Manuscript And Downloadable PDFs, Visit The Walters Art Museum’s Works Of Art Web Site At Www.art.thewalters.org/detail/19057/freising-gospels/ Photo