Manuscript Page of a Greek Lectionary
Byzantine
Description
Subject Matter:
This page was cut from a large lectionary or a book of different biblical texts used in worship services in a Orthodox church. The manuscript was probably copied in Greece. The very clear and legible script style is called Post-Byzantine Miniscule. It needed to be easy to read by the clergy during a service. Different colored capital letters indicate the first letter of a word in a new section of text.
This page contains readings for services on the fifteenth Saturday after Easter.
Physical Description:
Two manuscript pages on a single sheet of paper. Both pages have two columns of text and larger exterior margins.
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