Index of Medieval Art

Work of Art Record 52099

Millet No.: 1.S663.1 - 508
Millet No.: 1.S663.1 - 508

Record No

52099

Collection

The Gabriel Millet Collection

Inventory Number

Millet No.: 1.S663.1

Location

Egypt, Janūb Sīnā', Mount Sinai, Monastery of Saint Catherine, Library of the Monastery of Saint Catherine

Date

early 12c.

Subject Headings

Serpent
Initial
Leo III, Emperor

Description

Initial T composed of Leo III, Emperor (?) and serpent.

Notes

The codex contains twelve saints' lives and fifteen relevant texts and homilies by John Chrysostom, Gregory of Nazianzus and Basil the Great.

Citations

Weitzmann, K., & Galavaris, G., Mount Sinai: Greek Manuscripts, I (1991), cat. no. 43; pp. 119-122; figs. 398-404; color pl. XIXb

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