Ebbo Gospels

During his time as Bishop of Reims, in the Abbey of Hautvillers, just outside the town of Épernay, now famous as the home of Moët & Chandon and Mercier champagne houses, was produced one of the most incredible works of the Carolingian Renaissance.

They are called the Ebbo Gospels, named after the bishop and Louis' old friend.

I highly encourage you to have a look at the images produced in the Ebbo Gospels of the evangelists.

They would not be out of place in an El Greco altarpiece or even a painting by Toulouse-Lautrec.

Almost post-impressionist in their style, they speak to a period of time of artistic experimentation rather than orthodox rigidity.