An Eleventh Century Illuminated Manuscript on Amorgos

The Lectionary, no. 15, is to be found in the Monastery of the Panagia Chozoviotissa on Amorgos, one of the Cycladic Islands. The lectionary is half-covered with a wooden plate and is made up of 341 folia of parchment, numbered on both sides with page numbers and sewn together with three unnumbered...

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Auteurs: Spatharakis, Ioannis (Auteur) ; Bartholf, Gale (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: De Gruyter 2003
Dans: Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Année: 2003, Volume: 96, Numéro: 1, Pages: 217-221
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:The Lectionary, no. 15, is to be found in the Monastery of the Panagia Chozoviotissa on Amorgos, one of the Cycladic Islands. The lectionary is half-covered with a wooden plate and is made up of 341 folia of parchment, numbered on both sides with page numbers and sewn together with three unnumbered inserted bifolia illustrated with full-page miniatures. The last six folia show considerable damage below at the right due to bookworm. The folia measure approximately 29.5×22 cm. and the miniatures 19.7×15.6 cm. There is no colophon in the manuscript. However, it can be dated in the middle of the eleventh century on the basis of stylistic and palaeographic evidence. The miniatures, all against a gold background, show a Deësis, St. John dictating to Prochoros, St. Luke writing, St. Gregory of Nazianzus standing, St. Mark reading and St. Athanasios standing. The portrait of St. Matthew is missing.
ISSN:1868-9027
Contient:Enthalten in: Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/BYZS.2003.217