Laurentian Gospels

This Byzantine gospel book dating from the end of the 11th century is one of the most magnificent surviving manuscripts of the time
The four Gospels are preceded by three pages of canon tables and Eusebius' letter to Carpian
The manuscript is decorated with four portraits of the Evangelists, 285 narrative miniatures integrated into the text and opulent golden ornaments

Laurentian Gospels

MS Plut.6.23 Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (Florence, Italy)

I Vangeli della Laurenziana Copyright Photos: Ziereis Facsimiles

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Laurentian Gospels

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Codicology

Alternative Titles: Laurenzianisches Evangeliar
I Vangeli della Laurenziana
Laurentian Tetraevangelion
Laurentian Evangeliar
Tétraévangile de la Laurentienne
Type: Manuscript on parchment
Size / Format: 424 pages / 20.0 × 15.8 cm
Date: Late 11th century
Epochs: High Middle Ages
Style: Byzantine
Genre: Bibles / Gospels
Language: Greek
Armenian
Script: Greek Minuscule
Illustrations: 4 full-page miniatures, 4 ornamentally and gilded headings, 3 magnificently illuminated canon tables, 285 smaller narrative miniatures within the text
Content: Canon tables (incomplete), Eusebius' letter to Carpian, four Gospels
Previous Owners: Medici family

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Facsimile Editions

#1 I Vangeli della Laurenziana

Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana - Treccani – Rome, 2020

I Vangeli della Laurenziana Copyright Photos: Ziereis Facsimiles

Publisher: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana - Treccani – Rome, 2020

Limited Edition: 399 copies

Binding: Dark red, embossed leather binding with four round fittings and two clasps

Commentary: 1 volume
Language: Italian

1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.

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