Gallery

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The Provenance of the Collection

Photograph Portrait of Francis W. Kelsey (1858-1927)
Armenian Refugees in Relief Committee Tents — Aintab
Letter from Mary Beecher Longyear to Francis Willey Kelsey, 1919
Galata Bridge, Constantinople
Courtyard of the shop of the antiquarian dealer Andronicus M. Kidaoglon, looking toward the street
Francis W. Kelsey, diary
Title page and page 28 from the auction catalog of the sale of the Burdett Coutts library

The New Testament

Mich. Ms. 22: Gospels: the evangelist Mark
Mich. Ms. 22: Gospels: Gospel of Matthew
Mich. Ms. 4: Gospels: fragment of the Gospel according to Mark
Mich. Ms. 21: Gospels: Gospel of Mark
Mich. Ms. 26: The Four Gospels: headpiece for the Gospel of Matthew
Mich. Ms. 26: The Four Gospels: the evangelist Luke
Mich. Ms. 30: The Four Gospels: headpiece for the Gospel of John
Mich. Ms. 30: The Four Gospels: canon table II
Mich. Ms. 30: The Four Gospels: the evangelist John

The Liturgy

Mich. Ms. 7: Gospel Lectionary, fragment
Mich. Ms. 45: Panegyrikon: headpiece
Mich. Ms. 8: Menaion for September, October, November, and December
Mich. Ms. 17: Euchologion: opening headpiece
Mich. Ms. 17: Euchologion
Mich. Ms. 55a: Liturgies (Archieratikon)

The Saints

Mich. Ms. 134: the Heavenly Ladder
Mich. Ms. 134: Prologue prior to the Life of John Klimax
Mich. Ms. 14: John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Acts: opening headpiece
Mich. Ms. 14: John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Acts
Mich. Ms. 50: Hagiographica (Lives of Female Saints): Headpiece
Mich. Ms. 50: Hagiographica (Lives of Female Saints)

The Monasteries

The Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas
Mich. Ms. 35: Lectionary of the Acts and the Epistles: initial epsilon
Mich. Ms. 35: Lectionary of the Acts and the Epistles: verso front cover
Mich. Ms. 28 (partial palimpsest): Gospel Lectionary: initial tau
Mich. Ms. 28 (partial palimpsest): Gospel Lectionary
Mich. Ms. 28 (partial palimpsest): Gospel Lectionary
Mich. Ms. 34: Acts and Epistles: headpiece for the First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians
Mich. Ms. 34: Acts and Epistles: Headpiece for the Epistle of Paul to the Galatians
Mich. Ms. 49: The Liturgy of the Greek Orthodox Church

The Bindings

Mich. Ms. 172: Psalter: front cover
Mich. Ms. 172: Psalter: inside of back cover
Mich. Ms. 172: Psalter: spine
Mich. Ms. 172: Psalter: fore edge
Mich. Ms. 24: The Four Gospels and Acts: front cover
Mich. Ms. 24: The Four Gospels and Acts: inside of back cover
Mich. Ms. 24: The Four Gospels and Acts: cover
Mich. Ms. 26: The Four Gospels: front cover
Mich. Ms. 26: The Four Gospels: front cover and part of the spine
Mich. Ms. 47: Menaion for the month of November, incomplete: front cover
Mich. Ms. 47: Menaion for the month of November, incomplete
Mich. Ms. 130: Euchologion: front board
Mich. Ms. 30: The Four Gospels: front cover