Mich. Ms. 17: Euchologion: opening headpiece

Item Data

Date

<Epiros>, fourth quarter of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century CE (before a. 1507).

Item Source

Nadezhda Kavrus-Hoffmann. Catalogue of Greek Manuscripts at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (with the collaboration of Pablo Alvarez). Vol. 1. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2021, 33-36. Plate 33.

Description

Mich. Ms. 17. Fol. 1r. Opening headpiece of the Euchologion; note this pyle-type headpiece executed in bright red, green, and yellow; the main area is filled with abstract patterns; at the top of the headpiece is a cross, and double-winged finials are at the corners.

Format

Paper, 174 fols; 155-170 x 100 mm.