Folio V from a manuscript of the Gospels

Folio II from a manuscript of the Gospels. Damaged condition; corner anciently repaired.
Recto: John the Baptist and the Virgin (?) Two figures, faintly seen on a ground showing traces of gold.

Historical period(s)
late 12th century
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 26 x 16 cm (10 1/4 x 6 5/16 in)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1909.1689
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Manuscript, Painting
Type

Manuscript folio

Keywords
Christianity, Virgin Mary
Provenance

To 1909
Ali Arabi, Giza, Egypt, to 1909 [1]

From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ali Arabi in 1909 [2]

From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, Biblical Mss. section, S.I. 1486-B, pg. 13, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] See note 1.

[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Ali Arabi (C.L. Freer source) ca. 1840-1932
Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919

Description

Folio II from a manuscript of the Gospels. Damaged condition; corner anciently repaired.
Recto: John the Baptist and the Virgin (?) Two figures, faintly seen on a ground showing traces of gold.

Published References
  • Walter Dennison, Charles Rufus Morey. Studies in East Christian and Roman Art. University of Michigan Humanistic Series, 12 New York. .
  • Seymour de Ricci, W. J. Wilson. Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada. 3 vols., New York, 1935-1940. cat. 11, vol. 1: p. 468.
  • Kenneth W. Clark. A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek New Testament Manuscripts in America. Chicago. pp. 208-209.
Collection Area(s)
Biblical Manuscripts
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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