Sujet

Decorated Incipit Page; Gospel Book, about 1120-1140. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Decorated Incipit Page; Gospel Book, about 1120-1140. Additional Info:Majestically written in gold and silver, the opening of Luke's Gospel, Quo[niam] quide[m] multi conati sunt ordinare narrationem (Since many have attempted to arrange a narration...), sits upon a red-purple textile pattern surrounded by a frame of meander designs. This incipit faces the evangelist's portrait across the double-page spread.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A72_137

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

48,5Mo (2,0Mo) / 28,9cm x 42,0cm / 3419 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Germany religious German arts country religion metal pattern book color brown design decoration decorative ornate medieval Greek Christian Christianity gold Greece text Byzantine location century alphabet geometric literature miniature concept decorated manuscript lettering geometrical Colour Patterned New Testament mediaeval Middle Ages Latin text gold leaf Byzantium gospel 12th century codex illuminated manuscript Luke's gospel tempera vellum St Luke's Gospel manuscript Byzantine Empire Unknown gold Latin Script 1120s LUKE Folio letter Q Heritage Art Gospel of Luke miniature (painting) folio recto incipit Decorated Initial Tempera colours gold and silver