This paper seeks to provide insight into the review of early Romanesque manuscripts written in the Beneventan script in the area of the Zadar Kvarner circle during the second half of the 11th century. To be exact, three manuscripts have been preserved Č ika's Book of Hours, Vekenega's Book o f Hours and Vekenega's Evangelistary) from the Benedictine scriptorium of St Chrysogonus monastery in Zadar which were created for the Benedictine monastery of St Mary in Zadar. On the other hand, only one manuscript from the Osor area has been preserved Osor Evangelistary). Since the manuscripts were written in Beneventan script, the aim of this paper is to explain when and where Beneventan originated, and how it arrives on the eastern Adriatic coast. Also, this paper determines how the manuscripts were c onceived and what are the sources of their artistry. The focus is also put on the connection of the manuscripts with the wider social context of that time and with their significance today. Among other things, the analysis includes the Rab Evangelistary, w hich is considered in the context of its isolation from the early Romanesque manuscripts and the new, shifted, dating to the 13th century.