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Chrysobull.

Accession number
MS M.398
Object title
Chrysobull.
Created
Constantinople, 1307.
Binding
Brown morocco cylinder case made by Marguerite Duprez Lahey; lettered: Bulla - Andronicus II - XIV cent.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1907.
Description
1 roll : vellum, ill. ; 1570 x 310 mm
Provenance
William Greenwell (1820-1918); purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1907; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Ms. bull addressed to the Bishop of Kanina; written and illuminated in Constantinople in June 6815 (i.e., 1307) and signed by Andronicus II.
The roll consists of three pieces of parchment glued together.
Decoration: 1 miniature at head of text.
Script
uncial
Language
Greek
Century
Classification