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Source Description
This Gospel book was likely created in the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, in the eleventh century. The manuscript is remarkable on account of its exceptionally small size, as well as the high quality of its script and miniatures. Its extensive image cycle includes six full-page miniatures, four half-page miniatures, four historiated initials, and marginalia. Here, a large roundel contains Christ in a pose of blessing, while below the small portrait of John the Evangelist is embedded into the opening initial of his Gospel text.
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Document identity
localId
3518
label
Leaf from a Gospel Book: Jesus Christ with John the Evangelist
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
3518
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Leaf from a Gospel Book: Jesus Christ with John the Evangelist
description
This Gospel book was likely created in the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, in the eleventh century. The manuscript is remarkable on account of its exceptionally small size, as well as the high quality of its script and miniatures. Its extensive image cycle includes six full-page miniatures, four half-page miniatures, four historiated initials, and marginalia. Here, a large roundel contains Christ in a pose of blessing, while below the small portrait of John the Evangelist is embedded into the opening initial of his Gospel text.
provenance
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
late 11th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.9
height
6.7
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 3 7/8 × W: 2 5/8 in. (9.9 × 6.7 cm)
Source extras
style
Byzantine
med
ink and paint on parchment
creator_ids
6256
8611
collection_ids
MSS
exhibition_ids
358
2012
2128
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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4d88e180a7cbc5fe