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Encomium

Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt)

892–893

Not on view

Between 892 and 893, Apa (Father) Isaac of Ptepouhar, Egypt, copied and painted this book, whose text was composed by Saint John Chrysostom in the fourth century. The frontispiece presents a full-page composition of the enthroned Virgin. The infant Jesus, holding a scroll, sits on her lap as she nurses him. Beneath the Virgin’s throne is an inscription by the scribe, in Greek: "By Isaac, the priest, the humble one, I have written [it]."

Encomium, Ink on parchment, Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt) — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Encomium

Date: 892–893

Culture: Coptic (Fayyum Oasis, Egypt)

Medium: Ink on parchment

Dimensions: Mount: 13 3/16 × 10 5/16 in. (33.5 × 26.2 cm)
Overall with mounting: 8 1/2 × 17 7/8 × 13 1/2 in. (21.6 × 45.4 × 34.3 cm)

Classification: Manuscripts

Credit Line: The Morgan Library & Museum, New York

Rights and Reproduction: The Morgan Library & Museum, New York

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