Radoslav Gospels
Encyclopedia
Radoslav's Gospels was created in 1429 by Radoslav, a Serbian scribe
from Dalša
. It contains a number of miniatures
, including "An Evangelist Portrait". The gospels are in the Russian National Library
, St. Petersburg
. In 2001 it was republished by the National Library of Serbia
and the Central Bank of Yugoslavia as part of the Svetilnik series.
Scribe
A scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession and helps the city keep track of its records. The profession, previously found in all literate cultures in some form, lost most of its importance and status with the advent of printing...
from Dalša
Dalsa
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. It contains a number of miniatures
Miniature (illuminated manuscript)
The word miniature, derived from the Latin minium, red lead, is a picture in an ancient or medieval illuminated manuscript; the simple decoration of the early codices having been miniated or delineated with that pigment...
, including "An Evangelist Portrait". The gospels are in the Russian National Library
Russian National Library
The National Library of Russia in St Petersburg, known as the State Public Saltykov-Shchedrin Library from 1932 to 1992 , is the oldest public library in Russia...
, St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. In 2001 it was republished by the National Library of Serbia
National Library of Serbia
The National Library of Serbia is the national library of Serbia, located in the city of Belgrade, .-History:...
and the Central Bank of Yugoslavia as part of the Svetilnik series.