A late 8th century illuminated gospel book produced at the court of Charlemagne in Aachen.[1] It was used by the future emperor at his coronation on Christmas Day 800, when he placed three fingers of his right hand on the first page of the Gospel of Saint John and took his oath. Manuscript consists of 236 crimson-dyed parchment pages with gold and silver ink text. The book is decorated with 16 plates and four portraits depicting the Evangelists. Cover was created by the goldsmith Hans von Reutlingen of Aachen c. 1500.