Византийский эмальерный стиль в оформлении греческих и иноязычных иллюминованных рукописей
The Byzantine Enamel Style in the Decoration of Greek and Foreign-Language Illuminated Manuscripts

Summary/Abstract: The author discusses the emergence of a distinctive "enamel-like" motif and sheen in the illumination of Constantinopolitan manuscripts starting in the mid-10th century, citing the headpieces in the *Tetraevangelion* No. 56 at the National Library in Athens as the earliest example. The evolution of this style is evident in examples such as the *Commentaries on the Minor Prophets* from Florence (Laur. Plut. V 9) and Turin (B I 2), as well as the *Gospel Book* from the Monastery of St. Catherine on Sinai (Cod. 204)—manuscripts dated to the late 10th or early 11th century. During the second half of the 13th century and throughout the 14th century, the illumination of Greek manuscripts lost this enamel-like character; even in richly decorated 14th-century books, headpieces and initials were frequently executed simply with cinnabar and pen.

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