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Miroslav Gospel –
manuscript from 1180
Inscribed 2005
What is it
An illuminated manuscript from around AD 1180 and the
product of a fusion of styles from West and East.
Why was it inscribed
The Miroslav Gospel is a unique fusion of styles and
iconography from Italy and Byzantium. Its text combines
the Serbian script with the style of miniature illustrations,
ornamentation and illumination from the West.
Where is it
National Museum, Belgrade, Serbia
The Miroslav Gospel was made around 1180, according
to an inscription in the book itself, for Prince Miroslav
of Hum (an area equating roughly to present-day
Herzegovina), and is assumed to have been used in
the church of St Peter in Bijelo Polje. It is the oldest
surviving Serbian illuminated manuscript.
90 Miroslav Gospel – manuscript from 1180
The manuscript has 181 sheets of parchment and is an
evangelistary – that is, a book containing passages from
the Gospels by the four evangelists, and from which priests
read in church services. The text is arranged according
to the reading plan for the liturgical or church year and is
possibly modelled on the type of evangelistary that was used