Manuscript at the Pantocrator Monastery

Manuscript at the Pantocrator Monastery

5/29/97

Manuscript folio with illumination. This manuscript is a psalter very similar to the famous Khludov Psalter. Part of the scene depicts Christ raising Lazarus from the tomb. The manuscript is located at the monastery's library (on the second floor of the tower) which contains several thousand printed books, and approx. 400 manuscripts. The monastery of Pantocrator was recognized as a monastery in the mid-14th century. Before then it was a loosely knit center of kelli (‘cells’ or monastic living quarters). Its founders are Alexios and Ioannis who were supported by their relative John V Palaiologos. The monastery also enjoyed later endowments from Manuel II Palaiologos, and (after the fall of Constantinople) the Danubian princes. The monastery suffered a devastating fire in 1773 and its reconstruction was aided by the financial support of Catherine the Great of Russia. The tower dates back to the monastery’s foundation aside from a few repairs. Most other buildings have been largely or co

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