Sinai Menologion Byzantine illuminated manuscript showing ranks of saints against gold ground
Sinai Menologion Title: Menologion Diptych Artist Name: Unknown Byzantine Master Genre: Religious Calendar Manuscript Date: Second Half of 11th Century AD Dimensions: Two panels, each approximately 100 x 70 cm Materials: Gold leaf, tempera, and wood Location: Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinai, Egypt   Sacred Time Made Visible My eyes rest on this extraordinary diptych, where time itself seems to crystallize in gold and color. The Sinai Menologion opens before me like a door into heaven, each panel a window […]...
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