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Mich. Ms. 134: the Heavenly Ladder

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Item Data

Date
Constantinople, the Hodegon Monastery, May 15, 1371.
Item Source
Mich. Ms. 134
Description
Mich. Ms. 134. Fol. 13v; full page illuminaton showing the Heavenly Ladder, representing monks, aided by angels, ascending the ladder towards Christ in Heaven.

John Klimax (John Scholastikos), Scala Paradisi (The Heavenly Ladder).
John Klimax (John Scholastikos), Liber ad Pastorem (To the Shepherd).
Format
Parchment, 243 fols; 283-287 x 210-212 mm.