The Gospel according to the Four Evangelists

A volume in contemporary binding of leather overlaid with red velvet and silver appliques: The Gospel according to the Four Evangelists. Black, red, blue, green and golden round-hand on 293 parchment folios; black sloping uncials on 1 parchment flyleaf. Initials, paragraphs, title-pages, arcades and 6 full-page miniatures, all in colors and gold. Dated colophons.

Historical period(s)
1669-1670
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 25.2 x 18.5 cm (9 15/16 x 7 5/16 in)
Geography
Armenia
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1936.15
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Manuscript
Type

Manuscript

Keywords
Armenia, Christianity, The Four Evangelists
Provenance

To 1936
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1]

From 1936
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Hagop Kevorkian 1872-1962

Description

A volume in contemporary binding of leather overlaid with red velvet and silver appliques: The Gospel according to the Four Evangelists. Black, red, blue, green and golden round-hand on 293 parchment folios; black sloping uncials on 1 parchment flyleaf. Initials, paragraphs, title-pages, arcades and 6 full-page miniatures, all in colors and gold. Dated colophons.

Published References
  • Sirarpie Der Nersessian. Armenian Manuscripts in the Freer Gallery of Art. Oriental Studies Series, no. 6 Washington, 1963. pp. 89-102, pls. 87-98, 100.
  • Avedis Krikor Sajian. Catalogue of Medieval Armenian Manuscripts in the United States. University of California Publications, Near Eastern Studies; vol. 16 Berkeley. pp. 750-761.
Collection Area(s)
Biblical Manuscripts
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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