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Homiliae XLII in Genesis.

Accession number
MS M.655
Object title
Homiliae XLII in Genesis.
Display Date
ca. 950.
Created
Calabria, Italy, ca. 950.
Binding
16th-century brown stamped sheep; over paper boards; back renewed.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan (1867-1943) in 1922.
Description
231 leaves (1 column, 31 lines), bound : vellum, ill. ; 280 x 210 mm
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan (1867-1943) in London from Archbishop Sophronios of Lentopolis, Egypt, in July 1922.
Notes
Ms. written and decorated in Reggio Calabria, Italy, ca. 950.
Decoration: calligraphic ornament on titles and one interlace initial.
Script
minuscule
Language
Greek
Century
Classification