Images

Iona Abbey, Scotland.

The Book of Kells, (folio 292r), c. 800 CE, showing the lavishly decorated text that opens the Gospel of John. (Trinity College Library)

Folio 5 of the Book of Kells with the Eusebian Canons. Trinity College Library

Folio 27 of the Book of Kells with the four evangelists. Trinity College Library

Facsimile of the Book of Kells on public display at Hackley Public Library.

Anastasis Scene, Chora Museum, Period: Late Byzantine; circa: 14th century CE, Istanbul, Turkey. Anastasis meaning ‘’standing up again’’ in Greek, Anastasis is one of the finest examples of frescoes in the world. It is located in the semi-dome...

Deesis Scene in Chora Museum, Period: Late Byzantine; circa: 14th century CE. Istanbul, Turkey. Seated in the center of a multi-layered mandorla, Christ is surrounded by Mary, John the Baptist, 12 disciples, martyrs prophets. Mary and John...

A gold hyperpyron coin of Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos (r. 1143-1180 CE). On the obverse is Christ while the emperor is shown on the reverse holding a cross. (Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com)

A map illustrating the Mediterranean in the 12th century and, in purple, the Byzantine Empire c. 1180 CE, during the reign of Manuel I Komnenos.

An illustration from a 12th century CE manuscript depicting Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos (r. 1143-1180 CE). (Vatican Library)