Katërungjillëshi i dekoruar i Korçës
Subtitle: (kodiku i Korçës nr. 93)
By: Andi Rëmbeci & Sokol Çunga; mbikëqyrja shkencore: Agamemnon Celikas
Contributors: Tselikas, Agamemnōn, editor; Arkivi Qendror Shtetëror (Albania)
Edition: Botim facsimile.
Publisher: Militos
Published: 1920
Place of publication: Athens]
Language: alb; grc; eng
ISBN-13: 9789604643530
Subjects: Facsimiles; Manuscripts, Greek (Medieval and modern); Greek Paleography; Byzantine Paleography; Liturgy; Texts; Korça Codex 93; Bible; Orthodox Eastern Church
Other titles: Illuminated Gospel of Korça :; Katërungjillëshi i Korçës :; Four Gospels of Korça :; Gospels of Korça; Codex of Korça 93
Notes: "The Codex of Korça 93 is part of the collection of one hundred Byzantine and post-Byzantine manuscripts preserved today in the Central State Archives of Tirana, Albania. The Codex is from the 10th century and is written in the form of a cross, a fairly rare occurrence in the Byzantine manuscript tradition and is one of the oldest examples of this category on an international level"--Evangelical Textual Criticism website.

The prototype of this ... codex of the four Gospels [Evangelists Mathew, Mark, Luke and John] that is presented ... in this facsimile edition was manufactured in the 10th century [the Kurzgefasste Liste indicates 13th century], probably at a workshop in Constantinople, and it was used during worship in the orthodox Metropolis of Korça"--Page 11, English-language volume.

"On one hand it gives us an interesting view of the artistic trends at the scriptoria of Constantinople during the period known as Macedonian Renascence, on the other hand it bears witness to the connection between the territory that nowadays constitutes Albania and the cultural centre of Byzantium"--Academia.edu website.

"The Codex of Korça no. 93 contains valuable illuminations of the time and it is a continuous part of the history of the Byzantine art. On the first six pages are represented the tables of correspondence of the Gospels (canons of Eusebius). In each one of the miniatures, the tables are surrounded between three columns that conclude with capitals, shaping a bilobed arched aperture. On some of the tables, the columns are colored in green, while elsewhere in brown color. The arches, the capitals and the headings are painted in gold. On nearly all the pages, the main decorative elements are different morphologic or architectural elements, floral and zoomorphic"-- Academia.edu website.

"This manuscript is housed at the Central State Archive of Albania [Tirana, Albania], and has been reproduced in this facsimile edition by the publishing house Militos in 1,300 copies"--Preliminary leaf, English-language volume.

Volumes 1-2 are commentary volumes in Albanian (includes a paleographical transcription of the Gospel of Luke, leaves 142-223 of the codex ; 102 pages, leaves 142-223) and in English (106 pages); volume 3 contains a full-color facsimile of the manuscript (309 leaves).

Issued in a case (44 x 24 x 8 cm) that includes facsimile, two commentary volumes, and a magnifying glass.

Edition of 1,300 copies numbered in Arabic numerals.

English translation by Sokol Çunga.

Title from Albanian-language commentary volume.

Commentary volumes include bibliographical references.

Texts in ancient Greek; essays in commentary volumes in Albanian and English.
Table of contents: title: English-language commentary volume: Textual and palaeographic analysis / Andi Rëmbeci, Sokol Çunga; title: Illumination and decoration / Ioannis Vitaliotis, Andi Rëmbeci, Sokol Çunga; title: Paleographic transcription of the Gospel according to Luke / Andi Rëmbeci, Çunga.