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Thesis:Byzantine artistic influence imported into Germany during the reign of Theophano (973-983) had a lasting effect on Ottonian art in particular as Byzantine techniques were rapidly domesticated and integrated.
Cover of the Echternach Codex
Lower cover of the Lindau Gospels, 8th c.
Cover of the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram, 9th c.
Cross of Matilda and Otto, ca. 985
Essen cross with enamels (senkschmelz-kreuz), ca. 985
Cross of Matilda, early 11th c.
Cover of the Book of Periscopes, ca. 1000 Cover of the Echternach Codex, ca. 990
Byzantine Book Cover, Ivory Plaque made in Constantinople ca. 1000, frame in Spain
Theophano Gospels Cover, ca. 1039-1058
Lower cover of the Lindau Gospels, 8th c.
Cover of the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram, 9th c.