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THE HEDWIG CODEX - Browsing Facsimile Editions (4K / UHD)

Do you like this #Facsimile? Then contact us under contact@facsimiles.com or visit our homepage: https://www.facsimiles.com/facsimiles... Born into the Bavarian noble House of Andechs, Hedwig became the Duchess of Silesia after her marriage to Henry I the Bearded in 1201 and rose to the rank of High Duchess consort of Poland alongside her husband in 1232. Hedwig and Henry lead pious lives, supporting and founding various monasteries and hospitals as well as providing aid to the poor. After witnessing the death of her only son in the Battle of Legnica during the first Mongol invasion of Poland, Hedwig established a Benedictine abbey on the site. As a sign of her piety, she is said to have gone barefoot, even in winter. Hedwig was canonized in 1267, less than 25 years after her death. The story of her life is preserved in a marvelous #Gothic #manuscript known as the Hedwig Codex or the #Codex of Lubin, which was created by a certain Nycolaus Pruzie (Nicolaus of Prussia) in 1353 at the behest of the saint’s great-great-great-grandson, Louis I of Liegnitz-Brieg. It is adorned by 61 masterfully designed and wonderfully colored #miniatures, which include rare depictions of the first Mongol invasion of Poland in 1240–41. You can find this and many other facsimiles under: www.facsimiles.com