Mich. Ms. 47: Menaion for the month of November, incomplete: front cover

Item Data

Date

Second half of the 14th century CE.

Item Source

Julia Miller. Tradition and Individuality: Bindings from the University of Michigan Greek Manuscript Collection. Introduction by Pablo Alvarez. With contributions by Kyle Clark. Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2021, 229-235. Plate 3.52b.

Description

Mich. Ms. 47. Front cover; note cover losses and condition, decoration and furniture. Metal peg in circle.

Format

220 x 145 x 55 mm. Wooden boards, 7 mm. thick with the grain running vertically. The wood shows tool marks when exposed; covered with dark-brown goatskin