Gospel Book
Object Information
Object Information
Description
- Object no:
- W 134
- Title:
- Gospel Book
- Scribe and production place:
- Unknown
Byzantine Empire (historical region)
- Production date:
- 12th century
- Dimensions:
- 190 mm x 140 mm x 62 mm (height x width x depth)
- Material:
- Parchment (material) Ink (material) Pigment (material) Gold leaf
- Language:
- Ancient Greek (language)
- Script type:
- Minuscule
- Collection:
- Western Collection
- Object category:
- Manuscript
- Object name:
- Codex
- Description:
- Manuscript containing the Four Gospels written in a 12th century Greek minuscule on parchment. Each gospel is introduced by a portrait of the Evangelist on a gold ground. Headpieces and initials are written in red ink with some penwork. A black-knotwork headpiece introduces the whole book. Rubrics indicating liturgical use appear in the margins.
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