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<span>Mich. Ms. 172: </span><span>Psalter: fore edge</span>
Mich. Ms. 172. Fore edge; note board grooves and two holes for edge pegs in front cover, left. Edge decoration is present, but so faint that it is…
Mich. Ms. 172: Psalter: spine
Mich. Ms. 172. Spine; note the losses of leather, the dark indigo blue of the cloth lining, and the traditional headbands.
Mich. Ms. 172: Psalter: inside of back cover
Mich. Ms. 172. Inside of back cover; note two hinging stations drilled near the spine, three recesses cut into the wood at head and fore edge,…
Mich. Ms. 172: Psalter: front cover
Mich. Ms. 172. Front cover; note decoration, abrasion, and, difficult to see, the intentional hole in the center of the cover. There is a glint of…
Mich. Ms. 130: Euchologion: front board
Mich. Ms. 130. Front board; the leather entirely gone, as it is from the spine and back board. Note the strongly crafted structural elements of this…
<p>Mich. Ms. 47: Menaion for the month of November, incomplete: front cover</p>
Mich. Ms. 47. Front cover; note cover losses and condition, decoration and furniture. Metal peg in circle.
Mich. Ms. 30: The Four Gospels: front cover
Mich. Ms. 30. Front cover of pieced brocade with what appears to be a pattern of intentional holes drilled through the board along the head, fore, and…
Mich. Ms. 26: The Four Gospels: front cover
Mich. Ms. 26. Front cover and part of the spine; note the very faint pattern of blind tooling, the three corner bosses, a central enamel, and two edge…
Mich. Ms. 24: The Four Gospels and Acts: front cover
Mich. Ms. 24. Front cover; note the damaged silk cover, decorative blue enamel on the bronze plaquette, the bosses, and nail heads.Euthymios…
Title page and page 28 from the auction catalog of the sale of the Burdett Coutts library
Title age and page 28, fully annotated acknowledging the arrivals of the manuscripts, from the auction catalog of the sale of the Burdett Coutts…
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