Byzantine luxury manuscripts

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Byzantine_luxury_manuscripts
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:manuscript
Byzantine
gptkbp:century 10th century
12th century
6th century
11th century
gptkbp:decorations gold leaf
silver leaf
full-page miniatures
historiated initials
ornamental borders
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Byzantine luxury manuscripts
gptkbp:influenced Western medieval manuscripts
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Late_Antique_art
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:material parchment
vellum
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Vienna_Genesis
gptkb:Paris_Psalter
gptkb:Menologion_of_Basil_II
Joshua Roll
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:religion
lavish decoration
liturgical books
illuminated miniatures
Psalters
Gospel books
imperial commissions
use of gold and silver ink
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:nobleman
Byzantine emperors
gptkbp:period gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:British_Library
gptkb:Bibliothèque_nationale_de_France
Vatican Library
gptkbp:region gptkb:Asia_Minor
gptkb:Constantinople
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Mount_Athos
gptkbp:style Byzantine illumination
gptkbp:subject gptkb:religious_art
biblical scenes
liturgical texts
saints' lives
gptkbp:technique gptkb:calligraphy
tempera painting
burnished gold
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blue_Quran
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5