There is no doubt about the undeniable importance of the so-called Matilda Codex in literature. The copy of the Liber officiorum, kept in Düsseldorf and thoroughly studied by a team led by Prof. Brygida Kürbis, is considered to be a unique document of the politics and culture of the 11th century, associated with Mieszko II. The lost miniature, which shows Matilda of Swabia as the donor and the enthroned Polish ruler, became part of the permanent repertoire of iconography in early Piast Poland, reproduced in every history manual. However, the aspects related to the materiality of this object have not yet been fully analysed: the materials used, the care taken in its production, its artistic quality (the Liturgica Poloniae project has provided opportunities for such research). The results of the analysis will be crucial in assessing the extent to which this inconspicuous book can indeed be considered a Codex Pretiosus, a deliberate diplomatic gift to the sovereign on the occasion of his
2025-09-18 10:30-11:00, Instytut Kultury Europejskiej UAM, 1.26
