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title: Byzantine Book Cover with Icon
author: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8960/byzantine-book-cover-with-icon/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Byzantine Book Cover with Icon

_Authored by The Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Byzantine Book Cover with Icon](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8960.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8960.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) book cover with an ivory icon of the [crucifixion](https://www.worldhistory.org/crucifixion/). Gilded [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) with crystal, glass and sapphire cabochons. [Constantinople](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantinople/), 11th century.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, T. M. M. o. (2018, June 21). Byzantine Book Cover with Icon. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8960/byzantine-book-cover-with-icon/>
### Chicago
Art, The Metropolitan Museum of. "Byzantine Book Cover with Icon." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 21, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8960/byzantine-book-cover-with-icon/>.
### MLA
Art, The Metropolitan Museum of. "Byzantine Book Cover with Icon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Jun 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8960/byzantine-book-cover-with-icon/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464015?sortBy=Relevance&when=A.D.+1000-1400&ft=byzantine+book+cover&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=2) by [**The Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464015?sortBy=Relevance&when=A.D.+1000-1400&ft=byzantine+book+cover&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=2). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 21 June 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.