Illustration
A Byzantine book cover with an ivory icon of the crucifixion. Gilded silver with crystal, glass and sapphire cabochons. Constantinople, 11th century.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Art, T. M. M. o. (2018, June 21). Byzantine Book Cover with Icon. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8960/byzantine-book-cover-with-icon/
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