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Iconography Decoder / Books + scrolls
attribute

Gospel Book

An attribute held by Christ in the Pantokrator records used as BIU001 seed evidence.

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Books + scrolls

role narrowing identification strength

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Observation

A codex/book held by a figure.

Identification

Can support Christ, evangelist, bishop, or teaching roles depending on context.

Conventional association

Christ Pantokrator and various evangelists/bishops are documented with books.

Theological interpretation

The book can signal teaching, Gospel authority, or office, but the exact reading depends on the represented figure.

Uncertainty

A book is highly non-unique: never use it alone to name a figure.

Safe-inference boundaryThis profile describes a source-bounded convention. It does not turn a generic clue into an assertion about any specific museum object unless an explicit object relationship/source supports that claim.
Direct graph trails

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Figures + icon types

2 direct
Christ Pantokrator← uses-attribute · source-backedSaint John Chrysostom← holds-attribute · source-backed

Scenes

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Verified objects

1 direct
Icon with Christ Pantokrator (Met 17.190.66)← uses-attribute · source-backed

Materials + making

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Sacred space

1 direct
Bema← hosts-iconographic-role · qualified-source-backed

History + places

0 direct

No direct edge in this part of the current graph.

Two-step navigation

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  1. Figures + icon types
    Gospel Book← uses-attributeChrist PantokratorrepresentsChrist
    Two-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  2. Verified objectsTwo-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  3. Verified objectsTwo-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  4. Sacred space
    Gospel Book← uses-attributeChrist Pantokratorassociated-with-zoneDome
    Two-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  5. Sacred space
    Gospel Book← uses-attributeChrist Pantokrator← can-containLunette
    Two-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
  6. Verified objectsTwo-step navigation path, not a new direct historical claim.
Decoder source trail

Sources supporting this profile.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Icon with Christ Pantokrator
Open source ↗
public-domain-image-and-open-access-data
Smarthistory
Icons, an introduction
Open source ↗
text-reference-only; image rights vary by credited work
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Icon of St. John Chrysostom (BZ.1954.2)
Open source ↗
text-reference-only; image reuse requires current Dumbarton Oaks rights review
Discovery profile

Where can this record lead?

5 bounded direct results · 12 bounded two-step paths · 2 navigation themes

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Recommendation boundaryThe next steps below are explainable graph/curriculum navigation, not a popularity ranking, similarity score, or claim of historical importance.
Christ PantokratorGospel Book ←uses-attribute— Christ Pantokrator · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-002.Icon with Christ Pantokrator (Met 17.190.66)Gospel Book ←uses-attribute— Icon with Christ Pantokrator (Met 17.190.66) · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-494.Open Inscribed BookGospel Book ←refines-attribute— Open Inscribed Book · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-488.Saint John ChrysostomGospel Book ←holds-attribute— Saint John Chrysostom · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-459.
Visible two-step paths

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  1. Gospel Bookuses-attributeChrist PantokratorrepresentsChrist
    Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
  2. Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
  3. Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
Beginner where-next

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Connected record

← uses-attribute
Christ Pantokrator
source-backed · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
← holds-attribute
Saint John Chrysostom
source-backed · Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
← refines-attribute
Open Inscribed Book
source-backed · Smarthistory
← uses-attribute
Icon with Christ Pantokrator (Met 17.190.66)
source-backed · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
← hosts-iconographic-role
Bema
qualified-source-backed · Smarthistory

Source trail

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Icon with Christ Pantokrator
Open source ↗
public-domain-image-and-open-access-data
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator
Open source ↗
public-domain-image-and-open-access-data

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