THE AKATHISTOS HYMNOS - Browsing Facsimile Editions (4K / UHD)

Do you like this #Facsimile? Then contact us under contact@ or visit our homepage: This unique #manuscript presents the Greek text of the famous Akathistos Hymnos, one of the early Christian prayers to the Virgin Mary from Constantinople. Originating from Constantinople in the late 14th or early 15th centuries, here the text is illustrated in a typical picture cycle, which only survives today in two specimens. The manuscript came into the possession of Philip II by mysterious means and is stored today in El #Escorial, “one of the most precious works of art in Spain.” You can find this and many other facsimiles under: