Illuminated Manuscripts and Printed Books
The illuminated manuscripts of Sinai are important both in terms of their subjects and their artistic merit, and closely follow both the history of the monastery and the evolution of Byzantine art
The illuminated manuscripts of Sinai are important both in terms of their subjects and their artistic merit, and closely follow both the history of the monastery and the evolution of Byzantine art
St. John the Evangelist dictates his Gospel to Prochoros From the Palaeologan era (thirteenth century) the elderly Evangelist is portrayed seated, …
Christian Topography by Cosmas Indicopleustes The text was originally composed between the years 547 and 549 in …
The Book of Job with commentary and Pre-theory by Olympiothodoros Out of the numerous illuminated manuscript copies of the Book of Job …
John Chrysostom Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew The importance of this luxurious codex lies in the imperial portraits of …
Gregory of Nazianzus “Liturgical” Homilies This manuscript contains the new tenth century edition of the Homilies of …
The Heavenly Ladder by John of Sinai (Climacus) This is the oldest surviving Greek manuscript of the Ladder. Until recently …
The Heavenly Ladder by John of Sinai (Climacus) The Heavenly Ladder was most probably written by John Climacus around the …
The Heavenly Ladder by John of Sinai (Climacus) The texts are written in the elegant Naskh calligraphic style, while the …
Saint John of Sinai (Climacus) This icon depicts the great Sinai recluse, also metaphorically called the pride …
Acts and Epistles This is an illuminated manuscript written in minuscule script, and ornamental initials …