VISUAL THEOLOGY

Treasure Binding of a Gospel Book, Germany 11th or 12th century with later additions.  Material: Silver gilt, copper gilt, gold foil, niello, ivory, rock crystal, ink or paint, wood, leather, silk. Dimensions: 28.1 × 23.3 × 10.4 cm. Inscribed: around image of Crucifixion: MORS XPI MORS MORTIS ERAT TUUS INFERE MORSUS (The death of Christ was the death of death, rendering its sting impotent) [paraphrase of Hosea 13:14], The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore ■