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Saint John the Evangelist, Leaf from a Gospel Book or Lectionary

Private Collection

11th centuryManuscripts & scrollsEthiopia at the Crossroads (2023)

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Plate 1Saint John the Evangelist, Leaf from a Gospel Book or Lectionary, Eastern Mediterranean (Byzantine), 11th century, ink and tempera on parchment, Private Collection.
David Brunetti, London, UK, @brunettiphotography
Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 213, cat. 126 (supplied scan PDF p. 210)
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Catalogue no. 126: Saint John the Evangelist, Leaf from a Gospel Book or Lectionary. 11th century; ink and tempera on parchment; Eastern Mediterranean (Byzantine).

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Source date: 11th century
Date evidence: Date supplied by the holding institution or source catalogue.
Holding institution: Private Collection
Recorded provenance: Eastern Mediterranean (Byzantine)
Place evidence: Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
Catalogue source: Ethiopia at the Crossroads (2023)
Source record: Cat. 126
Source locator: Printed p. 213, cat. 126 (supplied scan PDF p. 210)
Source citation: Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).