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Hainricus Missal

229. MS M.711, fol. 101v, silk lifted
230. MS M.711, fol. 101v, silk down
231. MS M.711, fol. 102r, silk lifted
232. MS M.711, fol. 102r, silk down
233. MS M.711, fol. 102v
234. MS M.711, fol. 103r
235. MS M.711, fol. 103v
236. MS M.711, fol. 104r
237. MS M.711, fol. 104v
238. MS M.711, fol. 105r, silk lifted
239. MS M.711, fol. 105r, silk down
240. MS M.711, fol. 105v

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.