Byzantine medieval hypertexts


HOME SITEMAP MEDIEVAL HYPERTEXTS THEODORE PSALTER GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1 GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATIONS 2 © 2003 by Tatiana Nikolova-Houston. Please do not copy small portions without citation or large parts without permission	folio 23 r: Psalm 21:16-23, The Crucifixion		TRANSLATION "For dogs have surrounded me the congregation of the wicked has enclosed me. They pierced my hands and my feet I can count all my bones. They look and stare at me. They divide my garments among them and all my clothing they cast lots." DESCRIPTION The marginal illustration shows Christ crucified on the Cross, wearing a purple mantle. Above the Cross appear two stars: one gray and one red. Four men nail Christ's hands and feet to the cross, and blood flows from the hands. Below, three soldiers sit, dividing Christ's clothes. The Cross stands on a little hill with Adam's skull, representing Golgotha. The textual basis of this illustration is John 19:24, where people cast lots and divide Jesus' clothes. LITURGICAL USE Liturgically, the verse is used as a prokimeinon verse on Holy Friday.
The images presented here come from the electronic facsimile of the Theodore Psalter produced by Professor Charles Barber of Notre Dame University, as published by the University of Illinois Press.		GENERAL INFORMATION: Home:: ::Medieval hypertexts:: ::Theodore Psalter:: ::Gallery 1:: ::Gallery 2 ADVANCED RESEARCH: Elements of hypertextuality in the page design:: ::Hypertextual Analysis: Psalm 7:: ::Psalm 25:: ::Psalm 32:: ::Function and categories of illustrations:: Conclusion