Category:Vatican Library, Ms. Syr. 559
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Jacobite-Syrian Lectionary of the Gospels
Monastery of Mar Mattai near Mosul, Iraq, c.1220
Vatican Library, Ms. Syr. 559
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"The Vatican lectionary was copied by the scribe Mubarak ibn David ibn Saliba ibn Yacqub, a monk at the monastery, who came from the nearby village of Bartelli. The date of completion is also given in the colophon, but it has been subject to debate. For a long time, the date mentioned was interpreted as A.G. 1531, corresponding to A.D. 1220. More recently, scholars have argued that it should perhaps be read as A.G. 1571, that is A.D. 1260. Pending the results of study by epigraphic specialists, it can be argued that this relatively slight chronological difference does not impact heavily on the aims of the present art-historical research." [1]
"In May 1260, a Syrian painter gave a new twist to the iconography of the Exaltation of the Cross by showing Constantine and Helena with the features of Hulegu and his Christian wife Doquz Khatun" in Cambridge History of Christianity Vol. 5 Michael Angold p.387 Note 34: Vatican Syr.559 Cambridge University Press ISBN 0-521-81113-9
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