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Miroslav Gospel

c. 1180–1190 · 12th century

The Miroslav Gospel is an illuminated Cyrillic gospel book written around 1180–1190 for Prince Miroslav of Hum, brother of Stefan Nemanja. Richly decorated with initials combining Byzantine and Romanesque motifs, it is one of the oldest surviving documents in the Serbian recension of Old Church Slavonic. Kept in the National Museum of Serbia in Belgrade, it is listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World register.

Miroslav Gospel
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Miroslav Gospel. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/miroslav-gospel
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“Miroslav Gospel.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/miroslav-gospel. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Miroslav Gospel.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/miroslav-gospel.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Miroslav Gospel’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/miroslav-gospel (Accessed: ).

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