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Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament
1084
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Covering half the page of this leaf is a miniature representing the Apostle Peter. Below are 13 lines of Greek text introduced by the Greek letter<em> pi</em> which is created by figures of Christ and Saint Peter. The leaf comes from a combined psalter (book of sacred songs) and the New Testament. In its design, it shows close parallels with examples that were created in Constantinople workshops.
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- Title: Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament
- Date Created: 1084
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 16.3 x 10.9 cm (6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)
- Provenance: Vladimir G. Simkhovitch, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh
- Type: Manuscript
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.154
- Medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
- Fun Fact: Imported illuminated manuscripts were important in spreading the Byzantine style throughout Western Europe.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: Byzantium, Constantinople
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: MED - Byzantine
- Accession Number: 1950.154
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