THE GOSPELS IN SILVER GILT COVER

        Late 15th century
        Silver, wood, paper, velvet
        Casting, filigree, gilding, enamelling
        27.5x20x9.5 cm

        The front of the Gospel is evenly covered with castwork figurines against a deep purple enamelled background. The figures of Christ and the four evangelists are framed in relief lanceolate arches with wreathed columns. The book of the Gospels comes from Nikolo-Pesnoshsky Monastery situated near the town of Dmitrov.

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