- Period
- Byzantine
- Date
- 1084
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 1950.154
Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament
Unknown maker, 1084
Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- 1084
- Medium
- ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 16.3 x 10.9 cm (6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)
- Period
- Byzantine
The record
Why it matters
Covering half the page of this leaf is a miniature representing the Apostle Peter. Below are 13 lines of Greek text introduced by the Greek letter pi which is created by figures of Christ and Saint Peter. The leaf comes from a combined psalter (book of sacred songs) and the New Testament. In its design, it shows close parallels with examples that were created in Constantinople workshops.