http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11957/89807
| Digital ID: | 00301 |
| Title: | Cover. |
| Category: | Elements of manuscript binding (covers, metallic decorative elements, clasps) |
| Conservation or Restoration: | Unknown |
| Dimensions: | 34,8 Χ 27 Χ 4 |
| Material: | Metal |
| Technique: | High relief |
| Iconography- Obverse: | On both sides main depictions of the cover are the Harrowing of Hell and the Crucifixion respectively, at the corners the prophets David, Solomon, Zechariah, Isaiah and the Evangelists, the rest of the surface of each side is covered by thirteen sections depicting scenes from the Revelation of St John. |
| Aniconic Decoration: | Floral decoration. |
| From: | 1629 |
| Inscription info: | Category of Inscription: Founding Kind - Type of Inscription: Prose Paleographic Data: Uncials Language of Inscription: Greek |
| Keywords: | Scenes from the Twelve Great Feasts (Dodekaorton). Prophets. Evangelists. Scenes from the Revelation of St John. Floral decoration. |
| Material of Additional Adornment: | Other |
| Monastery: | Simonos Petras Monastery |
| Appears in Collections: | Miniature Art - Metalworking |
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