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Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 25, p. 92v

Manuscript title: Tetraevangelium

 

Manuscript summary: A remarkable manuscript from the end of the 10th century, undoubtedly produced in either Constantinople or Smyrna, CB 25 presents all four Gospels together in Greek. The biblical text is accompanied by commentaries by Peter of Laodiceia (an exegetical chain) written in cursive. The volume is decorated with two valuable full-page miniatures representing Luke and Mark against gold backgrounds.

 

Origin: Constantinople (today's Istanbul, Turkey)

 

Period: 10th century

 

Image source: Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 25: Tetraevangelium (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/cb/0025)

 

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