Paris Gregory

Byzantine illuminated manuscript. It contains a collection of 52 homilies by Bishop Gregory of Nazianzus (329-89) on 468 folios (418*305 mm; Paris, Bib. N., MS. gr. 510). It is prefaced by full-page miniatures of Christ Enthroned; Emperor Basil I Flanked by Elijah and Gabriel; Empress Eudokia, with her Sons Leo and Alexander and two full-page crosses. On this basis the manuscript can be dated 879-93, perhaps to late 879. It is further illustrated by 41 surviving full-page illustrations inserted into the text as part of a scheme to preface each homily with appropriate images. Most of the miniatures are subdivided to depict a number of separate scenes, and in general the pictorial content is rich and very complex.

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