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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.
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Document identity
localId
14890
label
Gospel Book
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obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
14890
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Gospel Book
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.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 11th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.7
height
8.7
depth
5.2
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 4 3/16 x W: 3 7/16 x D: 2 1/16 in. (10.7 x 8.7 x 5.2 cm); Folio H: 3 7/8 × W: 2 5/8 in. (9.9 × 6.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
style
Byzantine
RelatedObjects
3518
med
ink and pigments on lightweight, smooth, high quality parchment bound between wooden boards covered with green velvet with a bronze clasp
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8611
collection_ids
MSS
exhibition_ids
2128
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358
2016
2012
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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2ccad8e7ac23578e