Mich. Ms. 28 (partial palimpsest): Gospel Lectionary: initial tau

Item Data

Date

<Epiros>, end of the 13th or first half of the 14th century CE. Underlying text: 11th century CE.

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, 71-75. Plate 74.

Description

Mich. Ms. 28. Fol. 111v; note the initial tau in the shape of an imaginary winged creature with a human face, blessing hands, legs, and numerous eyes.

Underlying text: Old Testament fragments from Genesis, Proverbs, and Isaiah.

Format

Parchment, 220 fols. 206r-220v are palimpsest; 220-225 x 172-176 mm.