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Byzantine Manuscripts

Fabricated from pages made of treated animal skins and assembled together in strong bindings, Byzantine manuscripts were made to endure. Many contain biblical passages such as Gospel texts or psalms, often interspersed with annotations to help guide the reader in prayer. The most luxurious copies include extensive illuminations, often rendered in precious pigments and gold.

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Gospel Lectionary with Marginal Illuminations (Dumbarton Oaks MS 1)

Middle Byzantine
second half of the 11th century
tempera on vellum
BZ.1939.12

Menaion in Georgian (Dumbarton Oaks MS 2)

Middle Byzantine
11th century
ink on vellum
BZ.1952.1

Manuscript Leaf, St. John and Prochoros

Late Byzantine
13th century
BZ.1958.105

Psalter and New Testament (Dumbarton Oaks MS 3)

Middle Byzantine
ca. 1084
tempera, gold leaf, and ink on vellum
BZ.1962.35

Inscribed Papyrus Fragment

Coptic
Date Unknown
ink on papyrus
BZ.1971.31

Gospels of Luke and John (Dumbarton Oaks MS 4)

Middle Byzantine
late 12th century - early 13th century
tempera, gold leaf and ink on vellum
BZ.1974.1

Evangelist Mark

Middle Byzantine
ca. 1063
tempera, gold leaf and ink on vellum
BZ.1979.31.1

Opening of Gospel of Matthew

Byzantine
ca. 1063
tempera, gold leaf and ink on vellum
BZ.1979.31.2

Four Papyrus Fragments

5th century - 6th century
papyrus
BZ.1985.17.1-4

Gospels in Greek with Canon Tables and Prologues (Dumbarton Oaks MS 5)

Byzantine
early 12th century
vellum, wood, silk, leather, silver
BZ.2009.033

John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew's Gospel (Dumbarton Oaks MS 7)

first half of the 9th century
ink on vellum
BZ.2018.031

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