Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (May 2015)

The Thessaloniki Epitaphios: Notes on Use and Context

  • Roland Betancourt

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 55, no. 2
pp. 489 – 535

Abstract

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The reverse arrangement of the Communion scene can be explained if this large textile was wrapped around the shoulders of its bearer, a practice attested in artistic and literary portraits of the liturgy’s Great Entrance.