The Treasury

The Treasury of St Peter and Alexander at the Stiftsmuseum Aschaffenburg

Passionale

Passionale, 1534,
body colour, gold on parchment, leather cover

MSA Dep. KKPA 19/2009

During the Middle Ages this book was highly treasured for its outstanding lithography and illuminations. Albrecht of Brandenburg commissioned it for the liturgical use during church mass.

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