Mstislav Gospel

It is kept in the State Historical Museum in Moscow.

[1][2] The manuscript contains the text of the four Gospels on 213 parchment leaves (35.3 by 28.6 cm).

Its miniatures, headpieces, and illuminated initials are in several colors and contain copious amounts of gold.

[3] The book was commissioned by Mstislav the Great and written by scribe Alexa for one of the churches in Novgorod.

After the Massacre of Novgorod, like other ancient treasures of Novgorod, the book was brought to the Moscow Kremlin, where it was placed in the Cathedral of the Archangel.