Skylitzes Chronicle

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:manuscript
history
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Madrid_Skylitzes
gptkbp:author gptkb:John_Skylitzes
gptkbp:catalogueNumber Vitr. 26-2
gptkbp:contains illuminations
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:coversPeriod gptkb:Byzantine_Empire_811–1057
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Madrid
gptkb:Biblioteca_Nacional_de_España
gptkbp:dateCreated 12th century
gptkbp:depicts Byzantine emperors
military campaigns
court ceremonies
daily life in Byzantium
gptkbp:genre history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Skylitzes Chronicle
gptkbp:illustrator 574
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:material parchment
gptkbp:originalTitle Synopsis of Histories
gptkbp:relatedWork Synopsis of Histories by John Skylitzes
gptkbp:script Greek minuscule
gptkbp:significance only surviving illustrated manuscript of a Greek chronicle from the Byzantine period
gptkbp:subject Byzantine history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Basil_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5