Laurentian Gospels

Laurentian Gospels – Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana - Treccani – MS Plut.6.23 – Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (Florence, Italy)

Late 11th century

One of the most splendidly illuminated Byzantine manuscripts still preserved today: golden ornaments, impressive full-page miniatures and charming narrative scenes in a unique gospel book

  1. This Byzantine gospel book dating from the end of the 11th century is one of the most magnificent surviving manuscripts of the time

  2. The four Gospels are preceded by three pages of canon tables and Eusebius' letter to Carpian

  3. The manuscript is decorated with four portraits of the Evangelists, 285 narrative miniatures integrated into the text and opulent golden ornaments

Laurentian Gospels

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Laurentian Gospels

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Codicology

Alternative Titles
Laurenzianisches Evangeliar
I Vangeli della Laurenziana
Laurentian Tetraevangelion
Laurentian Evangeliar
TΓ©traΓ©vangile de la Laurentienne
Size / Format
424 pages / 20.0 Γ— 15.8 cm
Date
Late 11th century
Style
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

Available facsimile editions:
Laurentian Gospels – Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana - Treccani – MS Plut.6.23 – Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (Florence, Italy)
Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana - Treccani – Rome, 2020
Limited Edition: 399 copies
Facsimile Editions

#1 I Vangeli della Laurenziana

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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