Annunciation, Christmas Issue Gospel Covers, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
Annunciation, Christmas Issue Gospel Covers, Republic of Cyprus
Description
Monastic Gospel books with intricate and beautiful illuminations provided craftsmen in the Middle Ages an opportunity to produce some of the most magnificent works of art. Gold and silversmiths of Cyprus who confined their work mainly on the production of ecclesiastical objects of art, and who had developed their trade considerably, began to plate the covers of Gospels in gold and silver. The 10 cents stamp illustrates the Annunciation from a plate decorated in the repousse technique on a printed Gospel of 1768. The illustration follows the post-Byzantine iconography.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: N. Ladommatos
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
2000-CHRISTMAS-10
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Oriental Press, Bahrain
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Annunciation, Christmas Issue Gospel Covers, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed April 28, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/13720.