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The ordeal of the bitter water
The Virgin Mary and the ordeal of the bitter water, wall painting in the church of Santa Maria foris portas in Castelseprio, Italy...
Daniel Oltean
7 days ago5 min read


Losing your head and finding it again
The Martyrdom of the Three Children Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, as depicted in the manuscript Vatican, BAV gr. 1613 (10th/11th c.), f....
Daniel Oltean
Jun 295 min read


The Byzantine Synaxarion and the Liturgy of the presanctified gifts
The synaxarion of Pope Gregory I in the manuscript Sinai Gr. 548 (10th c.), f. 142r, https://www.loc.gov/resource/amedmonastery.00279380...
Daniel Oltean
Mar 196 min read


The legend of Emperor Theophilos
Emperor Theophilos and his court, as depicted in the manuscript Madrid, Gr. Vitr. 26-2, 12th c. (Chronicle of Skylitzes), f. 42v,...
Daniel Oltean
Mar 176 min read
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