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Ornamented headpiece and initial letter "Pi" with Herod's feast

Lukas of Cyprus (Scribe)
1594-1596 (Ottoman)
ink and paint on paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Byzantium and Early Russia)

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, ca. 1598, by gift; Léon Gruel, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, purchased from Gruel before 1931; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2003 The Cross and the Crescent: Books from the Ottoman Age. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
1988-1989 A Millennium of Christianity: Russian Art from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
1984-1985 Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
1947 Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore.
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Geographies

Romania, Buzau (Place of Origin) Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 15 1/2 x W: 10 5/8 in. (39.4 x 27 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

W.535.159R

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Parent Object

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Gospel Lectionary

Lukas of Cyprus
1594-1596 (Ottoman)
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