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10 Items in this Learning Collection

MS Leaf: Excerpts from the Evangelists

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MS leaf: Greek Liturgy with Byzantine Greek Notation

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Polycandelon for six oil lamps

This bronze light fixture consists of a central circular celestial motif from which extend twelve arms in a radial pattern. Six of these arms, embellished with maltese crosses, end in omega-shaped terminals. These decorated arms alternate with six unadorned arms that terminate in rings designed to hold glass oil lamps. The entire disk is suspended from three bronze chains joined to a large hook.

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Sanctification cross with scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary and the Evangelists

This small carved boxwood cross is divided on each face into five compartments containing Christian religious scenes. The cross is set in a stand decorated with mother-of-pearl and green glass-paste stones.

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Censer with Maltese crosses, birds, and columns

The body of this cylindrical censer is decorated with eight columns spaced at regular intervals. The lid of the censer consists of an openwork dome divided into sections by eight vertical ribs that converge at its apex. An arched horizontal band intersects the midpoint of the ribs, and these eight junctures are marked with a projecting bird that holds a small bronze ball dangling from its beak. Two segments of the dome are decorated with Maltese crosses while another two feature curved plant forms. The apex is surmounted by a finial comprised of a globe topped by a Maltese cross on which a bird holding a piece of fruit perches.

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Crossbow fibula with vegetal ornament on the catchplate

This fibula, a type of brooch used to pin outer garments, features a crossbar that ends in three onion-shaped terminals, which give the fibula a shape reminiscent of a crossbow. An arched bow connects the crossbar to the longer catchplate, which is ornamented with vegetal motifs.

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Prayer Book of Service for the Dead, manuscript page

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Long narrow strip of parchment with writing in red and black pigment; image at top shows a face with large eyes in a square with eight radiating triangles (Solomon's Seal); image at bottom shows a winged figure holding a sword (archangel). Rows of eyes border the images.

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Pair of turned oak columns

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Leaf from Missal or Book of Hours

A double-sided illuminated manuscript leaf with two columns of black Latin blackletter script with some red rubrication and illuminated initials in red, blue, and gold leaf.

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MS leaf: Greek Liturgy with Byzantine Greek Notation

Accession Number
1987/1.195.6

Title
MS leaf: Greek Liturgy with Byzantine Greek Notation

Artist(s)
Byzantine

Object Creation Date
15th century

Medium & Support
ink and color on glazed paper

Dimensions
7 7/8 in. x 5 3/8 in. ( 20 cm x 13.7 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton B. Freudenheim in memory of Otto F. Ege

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Keywords
Bible
calligraphy

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