Among the most characteristic works of this period are the two illustrated manuscripts containing the six Homilies written for the feasts of the Virgin Mary. They were composed by James of the Kokkinobaphos monastery, in Bithynia, near Prusa. They consist of two kindred but not absolutely identical books, containing a large number of miniatures created in imitation of holy books and apocryphal texts. The lifelike movement of the figures, the waving folds of drapery, the bright colours and the highly decorative spirit of the images indicate a date before 1160. These two groups are an important indication of high level of artistic activity in Constantinople and can be linked with the imperial manuscript Urbinatus gr.2 dated between 1122 and 1142. This manuscript is known mainly for the portrait of John II Komnenos along with his first born son and co-emperor Alexios, who is shown being crowned by Jesus. The dedicatory inscription is completed by the personifications of Justice and Charity depicted as Byzantine princesses on the right and left of Christ. An impressive work dating from the middle of the 12th century is the code 339 of the Mount Sinai with the Liturgical Homilies of Gregory of Nazianzos. The manuscript is illustrated with many illuminated initials and the the borders are richly decorated and the capitals are imaginatively created having the form of animals or faces. The full-page miniature llustrating the author is typical of the elaborate nature of this work. One should not neglect to mention the Melbourne Lectionary (circa 1100), a work important not so much for its artistic value as for the unique insights it gives into the life of the monk Theophanes, who, as the inscription informs us, was both the scribe and painter of the book. This information adds much to our understanding of manuscript production.