Skip to Content
 

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.

Showing 1 to 11 of 11 Records

  FILTER RESULTS
Image of Gospel Lectionary with Marginal Illuminations (Dumbarton Oaks MS 1)

Gospel Lectionary with Marginal Illuminations (Dumbarton Oaks MS 1)

Middle Byzantine
2nd half of 11th Century
tempera on vellum
BZ.1939.12

Image of Page from an Armenian Manuscript of the Romance of Alexander

Page from an Armenian Manuscript of the Romance of Alexander

Post-Byzantine
1525 CE
BZ.1948.22

Image of Menaion in Georgian (Dumbarton Oaks MS 2)

Menaion in Georgian (Dumbarton Oaks MS 2)

Middle Byzantine
11th century
ink on vellum
BZ.1952.1

Image of Manuscript Leaf, St. John and Prochoros

Manuscript Leaf, St. John and Prochoros

Late Byzantine
13th century
BZ.1958.105

Image of Psalter and New Testament (Dumbarton Oaks MS 3)

Psalter and New Testament (Dumbarton Oaks MS 3)

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

Image of Inscribed Papyrus Fragment

Inscribed Papyrus Fragment

Coptic

ink on papyrus
BZ.1971.31

Image of Gospels of Luke and John (Dumbarton Oaks MS 4)

Gospels of Luke and John (Dumbarton Oaks MS 4)

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

Image of Evangelist Mark

Evangelist Mark

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

Image of Opening of Gospel of Matthew

Opening of Gospel of Matthew

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

Image of Four Papyrus Fragments

Four Papyrus Fragments

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

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

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

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

Showing 1 to 11 of 11 Records

Your current search criteria is: Portfolio is "Byzantine Manuscripts".

View current selection of records as:
CDWA Lite XML LIDO XML VRA Core 4 MODS XML Objects JSON