Sujet

Decorated Text Page; Gospel Book, late 13th century. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Decorated Text Page; Gospel Book, late 13th century. A decorative headpiece frames an inscription identifying the following text as the Gospel of Saint Mark. The anonymous Constantinople scribe wrote the Greek heading in a stylized display script, employing monograms and abbreviations that are visually pleasing but a bit difficult to decipher. Indeed, a reader of the manuscript transcribed the text in the upper margin in a more easily legible script. Following the large letter alpha, the scribe used a minuscule script for the Gospel text.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM26A23_040

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NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52.2Mo (1.9Mo) / 31.1cm x 42.0cm / 3677 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe religious country religion metal Turkey color decoration decorative medieval Greek Christianity gold Greece Turkish text Byzantine location century floral concept decorated stylized manuscript lettering stylised flowered Colour New Testament mediaeval Middle Ages Ancient Greece gold leaf Ancient Greek Byzantium gospel Thirteenth Century 13th century illuminated manuscript TGN vellum St Mark's Gospel manuscript Byzantine Empire Unknown Heritage Art Gospel of Mark Mark's Gospel folio recto Tempera colours gold leaf gold ink and ink