Late Antique and Early Christian Book Illumination

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:art_historical_period
gptkbp:artworkBy	gptkb:religious_art classical motifs use of gold and purple parchment
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:early_Christian_communities monastic scriptoria imperial patronage
gptkbp:declinedAfter	rise of Carolingian illumination
gptkbp:focusesOn	gptkb:manuscript
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Gothic_architecture Hellenistic art early Christian theology
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Greek gptkb:Latin gptkb:Syriac
gptkbp:medium	parchment vellum
gptkbp:notableExample	gptkb:Vienna_Genesis gptkb:Rossano_Gospels Codex Sinopensis Vatican Vergil
gptkbp:period	3rd to 8th centuries CE
gptkbp:preservedIn	gptkb:Austrian_National_Library Vatican Library Diocese of Rossano
gptkbp:purpose	gptkb:religion gptkb:Divine_Liturgy display of wealth and piety
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Mediterranean gptkb:Western_Europe Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Insular_art Byzantine manuscript illumination Coptic manuscript illumination
gptkbp:significance	preservation of ancient texts development of Christian iconography transition from classical to medieval art
gptkbp:subject	biblical scenes classical literature
gptkbp:technique	gold leaf tempera painting
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kurt_Weitzmann
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Late Antique and Early Christian Book Illumination