Morey, Charles Rufus, 1877-1955, Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 35
he Demos on Attic decrees. Elsewhere the monks appear half-naked. On fol. lo recto, the title tells us that " they eat ashes instead of bread and mix the water that they drink with tears ; " three of the five monks represented in the accompanying miniature seem to be drinking out of cups. A… … the opposite page we find them FIG. 6. Penitent Monks. Miniature of A Klimax Manuscript in the Vatican safely inside, lifting up their Library: Vat. 1754. hands in ecstatic adoration of the Lord. In the last miniature (fol. 19 recto) they stand, once more fully clad, hands crossed upon their…
Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919 · Illumination of books and manuscripts, Byzantine · Christian art and symbolism · Miniature painting · Painting, Byzantine · Painting
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