Mich. Ms. 22: Gospels: Gospel of Matthew

Item Data

Date

End of the 10th or first quarter of the 11th century CE.
Miniatures: First half of the 12th 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, 49-53. Plate 48.

Description

Mich. Ms. 22. Fol. 39r; Gospel of Matthew; note that the script shares the features of an early Perlschrift, "pearls on a string," shown by its preference for circular shapes, and its emphasis for harmonious proportions and spacing.

Format

Parchment, 249 fols; 180 × 130–140 mm.