Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary, ca. 1100, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment; leather binding, Overall: 14 1/2 x 11 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. (36.8 x 29.6 x 12.4 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Illuminated manuscripts written in Greek were considered one of the greatest art forms by the highly literate and sophisticated clerical and secular elite of Byzantium. Over the centuries many works were commissioned for use in important churches
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Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary, ca, 1100, Constantinople, Byzantine, Tempera, gold, ink, parchment, leather binding, Overall, 14 1/2 x 11 5/8 4 7/8, 36.8 29.6 12.4 cm, Manuscripts, Illuminations, Illuminated manuscripts, written, Greek, considered, greatest art, forms, highly literate, sophisticated clerical, secular elite, Byzantium, centuries, works, commissioned, important churches
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