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The Wolfenbuttel Model Book, or Mustberbuch, is a twelve paged Byzantine manuscript that depicts various figures and scenes from the New Testament.

Description
Dated from the 1230's, as usually dated, the Wolfenbuttel Model Book is incredibly well preserved; with rich imagery done in ink and color it is considered a model for most Byzantine manuscripts. Officially published in Germany, it's original place of creation is constantly debated among scholars. Most of this debate is due to the fact that the Wolfenbuttel Model Book stands as an example of artistic cross culture. With the style choices representing both Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, it is believed to have gone through both Saxony and Venice. The Biblical scenes depicted are not to be seen as original images, as they were most likely modeled after miniatures.

The drawing techniques it uses appears to remain German, dating to the 13th century. But the draping forms on certain figures conclude that it's a mixture of different cultures; this would trace it back to Venice because Venice was the hot spot for cultural interaction and the sharing of techniques and art.

From the Middle Ages it has constantly been reordered and bound, part of the reason why it was officially published during the 1800's.

Purpose
The purpose, along with many other things leave some room for debate. While a manuscript during the Byzantine period was solely created for religion, and to spread the word of God, scholars also believe something else. Due to the different style choices depicted among the figures and scenes withing the manuscript, it is believed that the creator of it was practicing these techniques and styles in order to train his own hand, as well as his imagination.

The Wolfenbuttel Mirror of Saxony
The Wolfenbuttel Sachsenspiegel (Mirror of Saxony) is the most recent of manuscripts. It is one of the only manuscripts to have helped to influence the German Law Book. Unlike other manuscripts, it was written in German instead of Greek or Latin.