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Collection of texts on the calendarA compilatory manuscript filled with diagrams and notes on astrology and a few different calendars. There are multiple contributors to this collection…
Herbal in the tradition of DioscoridesThis 15th-century illuminated manuscript is very similar to Dioscorides of Anazarbus’ Late Antique pharmacology manuscript De Materia Medica, which…
Pros mathēmatikous (Against The Professors)The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Russia, Isidore of Kiev, copied the second century Pros mathēmatikous (Against the Professors) originally written by…
Manuscript of Paulus Aegineta Medical Compendium in Seven BooksThis is a single leaf of a paper manuscript from a 15th-century copy of surgeon Paulus Aegineta’s Medical Compendium in Seven Books, a medical text…
Old Testament Fragment; Enarratio in prophetam IsaiamThis 10th-century Greek manuscript fragment consists of one folio of the Book of Wisdom and a religious commentary by Basil of Caesarea. It originated…
Illuminated PsalterPsalters are an important part of Christian liturgical services and are some of the most popular texts of the Middle ages. Psalters contain the Psalms…
Six Silver Plates with Scenes from the Early Life of DavidA collection of six silver plates depicting the story of David and Goliath, utilizing scenes from the Old testament of the Bible. The plates were used…
Marriage RingThis ring, made of gold, is from the early Byzantine period and is believed to have been used to signify and protect a marriage. It shows Christ,…
Mother and Child FigurineThis figure, excavated from a mass grave at Beth Shean in the 1920s, is fashioned from terracotta, adorned with a red wash, and depicts a woman…
The Fieschi Morgan StaurothekeThe Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke is a Byzantine reliquary which most likely would have been used to carry fragments of the True Cross as well as other…