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MS. Barocci 29

Summary Catalogue no.: 29

Contents

Four Gospels.
Language(s): Greek

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Miniatures of evangelists. Carpet pages. Ornamental headpieces and floral initials at the beginnings of Gospels. Completed with penwork, ornamental strips, initials and decorated canon tables. (Hutter i. 64, Abb. 396–7, 402–5) [Internet Archive]

History

Origin: 1296–1318 ; Byzantine, Epiros

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the Quarto Catalogue (H. O. Coxe, Greek Manuscripts, Quarto Catalogues I, repr. 1969, with corrections, from the ed. of 1853). Decoration, localization and date follow Hutter (1977–1982).
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 2 Part 1, p. 4
Quarto Catalogue, Col. 46
Quarto Catalogue, Cols. 47–48

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Digital Images

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Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2017-07-01: First online publication.