Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St. Luke

c. 1440–1480

Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St. Luke, c. 1440–1480. Central Ethiopia, 15th century. Ink and tempera on vellum; sheet: 37 x 25 cm (14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1999.212 The majority of Ethiopian manuscripts are written in Ge’ez, the ancient liturgical language of Ethiopia.