AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1991.232.15
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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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.
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Byzantine
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Title:
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Leaf from the Epistle to the Hebrews
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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12th century (1101)
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Creation Start Date:
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1101
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Creation End Date:
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1101
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Materials and Techniques:
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Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment
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Creation Place:
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Found in Meteora, Greece (before 1898)
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Dimensions:
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8 x 6 1/4 in. (20.3 x 16 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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1991.232.15
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, The Cloisters Collection, Rogers and Harris Brisbane Dick Funds, and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1991
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_1991.232.15.tif
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