https://byzantinephilly.lcdss.reclaim.hosting/files/original/7fda744a07bbd175771c32c41947bdde.JPG cdaee3d141abd02e6146b79f5e6635ba Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Liturgical Texts Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Isabel Coopersmith Description An account of the resource Liturgical books and texts are some of the most important objects from Byzantium, demonstrating some of the most important aspects of the liturgy. The liturgy refers to the services held by the church, which can include ordinary masses and the celebration of the Eucharist, Sacraments, and Baptisms. There are many customs that take place during these services, some of which include: blessing, singing, washing, kneeling, eating, and more. Services have many fixed aspects, but depending on the day or season, service leaders rely on these liturgical texts to help guide the service. Lectionaries, a general term for books containing readings from the Four Gospels for the liturgical services, can be traced back to the 7th century CE. There are three major types of liturgical books: the evangelion (lectionary) which contains Gospel lections; the prophetolgion which contains Old Testament lections; and the Apostolos which contains lections from the Book of Acts. These texts are crucial as their main purpose is to provide the readings of the church during mass. Liturgical texts found in this gallery range from fragments of Psalters, to a Menologion (a church calendar), to entire lectionaries made for Hagia Sophia, and are all exceptional examples of the importance of liturgy for the Byzantine world. The Old Testament and the New Testament are all represented, and provide an idea of what a liturgical service during the Byzantine Empire looked like. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Jaharis Lectionary Subject The topic of the resource Lectionary Description An account of the resource This 12th-century Byzantine illuminated lectionary contains readings from all four Gospels (John, Matthew, Luke, and Mark) arranged in the order in which they would be read in church services throughout the liturgical year. This lectionary is divided up into two sections according to two Orthodox calendars: fixed feast days and movable feast days. Like many Byzantine lectionaries, this is a large formatted book with large text for easier reading. Nonfigural geometric and vegetal decorations in gold, blue, and green ink are consistently painted throughout the codex, as well as the inclusion of Evangelist portraits of the four gospels in various sections. As illuminated manuscripts were an elite object in the Byzantine world, the quality of this work and the particular order of the lections, leads many to believe it was made for the great Church of Constantinople, Hagia Sophia. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Metropolitan Museum of Art Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1100 CE Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Isabel Coopersmith Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Metropolitan Museum of Art Relation A related resource https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/477499 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Gold and ink on parchment, leather binding; 36.8 x 29.6 x 12.4 cm Language A language of the resource Greek Type The nature or genre of the resource Lectionary Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2007.286 Christian Gospels Manuscripts