Un tétraévangile byzantin peu connu: Le Suppl. gr. 914 de la Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris

Abstract

“The Suppl. Gr. 914 of the National French Library, a little-known Gosper book”

Αγγλική περίληψη: The Parisian Gospel book Supp. Gr. 914, which consists of 319 parchments, is written in a calligraphic miniscule lettering arranged in a single column and with legible and simple letter combinations. The handwriting is of the copyist is quick and almost totally vertical. The decoration of the text, albeit of mediocre quality and rendering, is important due to the great number of the 90 miniatures it contains and their subject matter. At the margins miniature scenes from the Christological cycle with an emphasis on the childhood of Christ, the miracles and the parables complete the narration. Additionally to the latter there are secondary scenes from the Passion cycle, although the illustration of the Feast cycle presents as incomplete. Finally, it should also be marked an extended vita cycle of St. John the Baptist. The study of the miniatures along with the paleographic analysis of the script raise the dating of the codex to the first half of the 13^th century; nevertheless, the lack of a colophon makes all attempts of attribution to a certain scriptorium impossible.