Description
This is a relatively early copy of the Gospels in the original Greek, remarkable on account of its calligraphic handwriting, illustrations, and prefatory material, the latter including Gospel prefaces by the sixth-century Cosmas Indicopleustes. It contains four full-page miniatures. The volume is now incomplete and misbound. Four miniatures in the collection of the late Dr. Seigfried Amberg-Herzog, Switzerland, were taken from this manuscript.
Gospel Book
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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8/25/1975 | Examination | examined for condition |
Exhibitions
- Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1947.
- Illuminated Greek Manuscripts from American Collections; An Exhibition in Honor of Kurt Weitzmann. Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton. 1973.
- To Arrest the Ravages of Time: Caring for Art at the Walters. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1996.
Provenance
Greek village of Aidonochori, until December 1907; Dr. Robert Forrer (d. 1947), Strasbourg [mode of acquisition unknown]; [Seen by H.R. WIlloughby "in a Paris bookstore," 1928]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Credit
Acquired by Henry Walters
Creators
Period
first half 10th centuryMedium
ink and pigments on good quality, smooth parchment between fawn velvet over wooden boards, rebacked with leather; modern parchment flyleaves and pastedowns(Manuscripts & Rare Books)
Accession Number
W.524Measurements
Folio H: 6 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (17 x 12 x 6.3 cm)Geographies
- Byzantine Empire (Place of Origin)
- Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) (Place of Binding)