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W.532, Gospel Book

Abstract

This eleventh-century Gospel Book is of great importance for art historians due to the style of its miniatures, which suggest that it may have been produced in Antioch on the Orontes. The city was a major Byzantine center before its fall to the Seljuks in 1084, but very little of its artistic production survives. Unfortunately, the fragile condition of the manuscript and its binding makes full imaging impossible at this time, so only the exterior could be digitized. Although the volume contains the continuous text of the Gospels, its size is quite large, and it may have been used for public liturgical readings in church, much like a Gospel lectionary.

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Persistent URLs (PURLs)

The following URLs are assured to route to the named resources. For more information see the ReadMe file.

http://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.532/data

http://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.532/browse

http://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.532/TEI

http://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.532/description

 
 

1. Upper board outside

   
   • W532_000001_753.tif
     Size: 335.0 MB (351,277,219 bytes)
   • W532_000001_300.tif
     Size: 45.4 MB (47,648,693 bytes)
   • W532_000001_sap.jpg
     Size: 702.7 kB (719,581 bytes)
   • W532_000001_thumb.jpg
     Size: 10.4 kB (10,669 bytes)

2. Upper board inside

   
   • W532_000002_600.tif
     Size: 189.7 MB (198,938,223 bytes)
   • W532_000002_300.tif
     Size: 40.5 MB (42,428,371 bytes)
   • W532_000002_sap.jpg
     Size: 745.6 kB (763,455 bytes)
   • W532_000002_thumb.jpg
     Size: 11.9 kB (12,174 bytes)

3. Lower board inside

   
   • W532_000003_600.tif
     Size: 193.4 MB (202,837,501 bytes)
   • W532_000003_300.tif
     Size: 40.9 MB (42,877,661 bytes)
   • W532_000003_sap.jpg
     Size: 682.1 kB (698,502 bytes)
   • W532_000003_thumb.jpg
     Size: 10.7 kB (11,000 bytes)

4. Lower board outside

   
   • W532_000004_753.tif
     Size: 327.3 MB (343,167,759 bytes)
   • W532_000004_300.tif
     Size: 44.8 MB (46,934,059 bytes)
   • W532_000004_sap.jpg
     Size: 702.6 kB (719,513 bytes)
   • W532_000004_thumb.jpg
     Size: 10.6 kB (10,889 bytes)

5. Spine

   
   • W532_000005_850.tif
     Size: 225.4 MB (236,392,435 bytes)
   • W532_000005_300.tif
     Size: 33.8 MB (35,418,877 bytes)
   • W532_000005_sap.jpg
     Size: 369.3 kB (378,159 bytes)
   • W532_000005_thumb.jpg
     Size: 5.6 kB (5,776 bytes)

6. Fore-edge

   
   • W532_000006_850.tif
     Size: 232.7 MB (243,975,779 bytes)
   • W532_000006_300.tif
     Size: 34.5 MB (36,222,207 bytes)
   • W532_000006_sap.jpg
     Size: 442.2 kB (452,766 bytes)
   • W532_000006_thumb.jpg
     Size: 7.5 kB (7,632 bytes)

7. Head

   
   • W532_000007_1119.tif
     Size: 314.1 MB (329,344,117 bytes)
   • W532_000007_300.tif
     Size: 35.9 MB (37,635,079 bytes)
   • W532_000007_sap.jpg
     Size: 484.4 kB (496,070 bytes)
   • W532_000007_thumb.jpg
     Size: 7.8 kB (8,032 bytes)

8. Tail

   
   • W532_000008_1119.tif
     Size: 299.8 MB (314,393,903 bytes)
   • W532_000008_300.tif
     Size: 33.7 MB (35,297,057 bytes)
   • W532_000008_sap.jpg
     Size: 544.8 kB (557,863 bytes)
   • W532_000008_thumb.jpg
     Size: 8.7 kB (8,860 bytes)