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Hainricus Missal

121. MS M.711, fol. 51r
122. MS M.711, fol. 51v, silk lifted
123. MS M.711, fol. 51v, silk down
124. MS M.711, fol. 52r
125. MS M.711, fol. 52v
126. MS M.711, fol. 53r, silk lifted
127. MS M.711, fol. 53r, silk down
128. MS M.711, fol. 53v
129. MS M.711, fol. 54r
130. MS M.711, fol. 54v
131. MS M.711, fol. 55r
132. MS M.711, fol. 55v

After a burst of activity, the Berthold Master vanished from Weingarten without a trace. Just a few years later, a second professional artist took his place and painted miniatures for an important commission from a high-ranking member of the abbey: this Mass book for the sacristan Henry (Hainricus) to use in a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, which he was responsible for maintaining. Placed unusually at the core of the manuscript just before the Eucharistic prayer, the Coronation of the Virgin, at right, attests to Henry’s devotion to Mary. The surrounding symbols of the four evangelists and four rivers of paradise underscore her central role in the universal Church. The manuscript preserves its original treasure binding, silk curtains, and remarkable thirteen-strand bookmark.