 The manuscript contains the Vulgate versions of the four gospels plus prefatory matter including the Eusebian canon tables, and is a major example of Ottonian illumination, though the manuscript, as opposed to the cover, probably falls just outside the end of rule by the Ottonian dynasty.It was produced at the Abbey of Echternach under the direction of Abbot Humbert.The manuscript has 136 folios which measure 446 mm by 310 mm.