Les mots de Gregoire L'Illuminateur (?) man. no. 339 : Initiales de A à M [(calques?)]

Alternate Title:

The words of Gregory the Illuminator (?) manuscript no. 339 : Initials from A to M [(layers]?)

Name:

Raoult, J. X.

Date:

1881

Description:

1 photograph; Albumen

Provenance:

Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection; Sotheby's (London); 1985 November 1

Physical Description:

33.1 x 20.8 cm ( 13 x 8.125 in).

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Twenty-three letters of the alphabet are illustrated. Each letter is in the shape of an animal.; The title is printed in Cyrillic on a label and handwritten in French in pencil on the matte. The image is No. "73." "39" is handwritten in pencil on the matte. Printed beneath the photograph: "Phie par J.X. Raoult, Chevalier de plusieurs ordres, Membre collaborateur de l'Université Imperiale d'Odessa, Mention honorable de S.M. l'Empereur de toutes les Russies, Medaille à l'Exposition Universelle de Paris 1878, Membre de la Société de Photographie de Paris (Odessa). In addition to the handwritten title, "Alphabet de Gregory Bogoslova (religieux)" was written in pencil.; Condition: Good; slightly faded

Collection:

Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)