COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1991.232.15
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MMA_.1991.232.15
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
This leaf, the first page of Saint Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews written in Greek, is decorated with a handsome rectangular headpiece and a letter topped with a portrait bust of the author. The leaf was originally part of a Praxapostolos, a text used only for the celebration of the Eucharist, which was copied by the scribe Joannes Koulix in 1101. Most of the remainder of the manuscript is now in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.
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This leaf, the first page of Saint Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews written in Greek, is decorated with a handsome rectangular headpiece and a letter topped with a portrait bust of the author. The leaf was originally part of a Praxapostolos, a text used only for the celebration of the Eucharist, which was copied by the scribe Joannes Koulix in 1101. Most of the remainder of the manuscript is now in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Byzantine
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Byzantine
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Leaf from the Epistle to the Hebrews
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Leaf from the Epistle to the Hebrews
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
12th century (1101)
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12th century (1101)
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1101
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1101
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1101
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1101
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment
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Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Found in Meteora, Greece (before 1898)
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Found in Meteora, Greece (before 1898)
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
8 x 6 1/4 in. (20.3 x 16 cm)
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8 x 6 1/4 in. (20.3 x 16 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1991.232.15
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1991.232.15
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase, The Cloisters Collection, Rogers and Harris Brisbane Dick Funds, and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1991
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Purchase, The Cloisters Collection, Rogers and Harris Brisbane Dick Funds, and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1991
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1991.232.15.tif
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MMA_.h1_1991.232.15.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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