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 | It is present in the Hadrianum and Paduense manuscripts of the so-called "Gregorian Sacramentary". |
| This blending of rites was superseded when the Emperor Charlemagne asked Pope Hadrian for a Roman Sacramentary to impose on lands under his control, for the sake of unity. |
| This formed the basis of the sacramentary produced for use in the Carolingian realm. |
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| The signification of the Drogo Sacramentary image has puzzled previous scholars, yet it is elucidated by the readings for the ninth-century Carolingian Good Friday liturgy, in particular the gospel text: the passion narrative in John, chapter 19. |
| Nicodemus, still waiting to receive the body, thus balances Ecclesia with her cup, whose presence in the image recalls St. Augustine's interpretation of John 19, in which the flow of blood from Christ's side is linked with the foundation of the Church and the eucharistic chalice. |
| The Drogo Sacramentary miniature combines its representation of the crucifixion with the scene in John 3; while Nicodemus waits with his paten to receive the body that hangs on the cross, he sits like a pupil before his teacher. |
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