Radoslav Gospels
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Radoslav's Gospels was created in 1429 by Radoslav, a Serbian scribe
Scribe
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 from Dalša
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. It contains a number of miniatures
Miniature (illuminated manuscript)
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, including "An Evangelist Portrait". The gospels are in the Russian National Library
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, St. Petersburg
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. In 2001 it was republished by the National Library of Serbia
National Library of Serbia
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and the Central Bank of Yugoslavia as part of the Svetilnik series.
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