Bible (6)
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Gospels (50)
Lectionary (4)
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/mtd-gr-59-m.jpg "The miniature is placed below the rather modestly decorated Canon tables occupying the top of the page. Kneeling before the Virgin and the Infant Christ are the donors who commissioned the work. The dark and saturated colours of the miniatures are enlivened by the bright red hues of the Virgin's robe and cloak. The dress and facial types of the donors are of considerable interest with regard to ethnography and history of costume.�Miniatyren placeras under den något blygsamt dekorerade kanoniska texterna som fyller ut sidan huvud. På sina knän framför JUngfrun och Jesubarnet finns donatorer som avlönade verket. De mörka och mättade färgerna hos miniatyrerna livas upp med de ljusröda nyanserna hos Jungfruns skrud och kappa. Kläderna och ansiktsuttrycken hos donatorerna är av ytterst intresse med avseende på etnografin och historien hos kläderna.")
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The Bible (MS346)�Bibeln (MS346)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Title-pages, 3 full-page historiated miniatures, portrait of the donor, self-portrait of the illuminator, marginals, initials�Huvudsidor, 3 helsidor illustrerade miniatyrer, porträtt av donatorn, självporträtt av illustratören, marginaler, initialer
Author: Petros, Hovhannes and Melchized�Petros, Hovhannes och Melchized�Hovhannes Khizanetsi�Hovhannes Khizanetsi
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1390�1400
Place: Western Armenia : Vaspourakan : Khizan :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Vellum, 28 X 18.5cm�Vellum, 28 X 18.5cm
Pages: 560 ff.�f. 441v
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/mtd-cil-142-m.jpg "The marginal ornaments, headpieces and ornate initials in the Bible are distinguished for their refinement of forms and for their minute treatment of details, which, together with their colouring based on bright red, deep blue and gold, are characteristic of Cilician miniatures produced between 1250 and 1290.<br>The initials, distinguished for the elegance of their proportions and the delicacy of ornamental design, are not stylized and retain a noble austerity of form.�Marginalernas dekoration, överstycken och utsmyckade initialerna i bibeln är utmärkta för deras delikata former och för deras noggarnna dehandling av detaljer, vilka, tillsammans med deras färgsättning baserade på ljust rött, djup blå och guld, är karaktäristiska för de kilikiska miniatyrerna producerade mellan 1250 och 1290. Initialerna, utomordentliga för deras proportioner och delikatessen hos utsmyckningens design, är inte stiliserade och behåller en ädel spartansk form.")
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The Bible (MS180)�Bibeln (MS180)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Portraits of the Evangelists, title-pages and first pages, marginals, initials, headpieces�Porträtt av evangelierna, titelsidor och första sidor, marginaler, initialer, överstycken
Author: Stepanos�Stepanos�Unknown�Okänd
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1295�
Place: - : - : - :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 22 X 15.8cm�Pergament, 22 x 15,8 cm
Pages: 565 ff.�f. 388
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Although the general style of the few marginals, headpieces and initials in this Bible is undoubtedly related to that of the 1286 Lectionary, the decor as such is much more modest, and the small slanting script gives an altogether different appearance to the illuminated folios.�Även om den allmänna stilen hos de få marginalerna, överstycken och initialerna i denna bibel är utan tvekan relaterade till det hos 1286 års Evangeliebok, är dekoren betydligt mer sparsamt och den mindre lutande skriften ger ett övergripande annat utseende till de illustrerade sidorna.
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The Gospels (MS212)�Evangelierna (MS212)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Khorans, portraits of the Evangelists, first pages, 80 full-page�Khoraner, porträtt av evengelisterna, första sidorna, 80 helsidor
Author: Avag�Avag�illuminated and bound by Avag�Illustrerad och bunden av Avag
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1337�
Place: Iran : - : Agarak :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 18.1 X 13 cm�Pergament, 18,1 x 13 cm
Pages: 315 ff.�f.241 r
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The Bible (MS6230)�Bibeln (MS6230)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Khorans, portraits of the Evangelists (two of the four are missing), title-pages, 7 full-page historiated miniatures, marginals, initials�Khorans, porträtt av evangelierna (två av fyra saknas), rubriksidor, 7 helsidor illustrerad med miniatyrer, marginaler, initialer
Author: Martiros (in Cilicia)�Martiros (i Kilikien)�Avag (in Gladzor Monastery)�Avag (i Gladzor klostret)
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1314�
Place: Cilicia : - : - : Cilicia /Gladzor monastery
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 36 X 25 cm�Pergament, 36 x 25 cm
Pages: 509 ff.�f.432 v
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/mtd-dia-153-m.jpg "The parable of Dives and Lazarus seems to lose its significance in view of the majestic figures of the Virgin and Abraham which dominate the foreground of the composition. The modelling of faces, figures, hands and the folds of the draperies is achieved by a skilful use of subtle tonal gradations, a technique which was further developed in the painting of modern times.�Liknelsen mellan Den rike och Lazarus verkar förlora sitt innebörd när man betraktar de magnifika gestalterna tillhörande Jungfrun och Abraham som dominerar förgrunden i kompositionen. Modelleringen av ansikten, figurer, händer och väcken i draperierna uppnås med en mästerlig anvädning av subtil tonvariationer, en teknik som vidareutvecklades i målningen under modernare tider.")
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The Gospels (MS7664)�Evangeliebok (MS7664)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Khorans, portraits of the Evangelists, first pages, 98 historiat-ed miniatures, marginals, initials�Khoraner, porträtt av evangelierna, första sidor, 98 helsidor illustrerade miniatyrer, marginaler, initialer
Author: Grigor Sukiasants�Grigor Sukiasants�Grigor Sukiasants and probably in collaboration with other artists�Grigor Sukiasants och förmodligen i samarbete med andra konstnärer
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1332�
Place: Crimea : - : - :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Vellum, 21 X 16 cm�Vellum, 21 X 16 cm
Pages: 435 ff.�f. 297v
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The 1332 Gospels belongs to the small group of Crimean/Armenian manuscripts whose illumination was inspired by the art of the Palaeologan Renaissance.
The miniatures in the manuscript easily fall into two groups representing the work of two different masters, one of them probably being Grigor Sukiasants who is mentioned in the colophon as the scribe of the book.�1332 års Evengeliebok tillhör den lilla gruppen av Krim-armeniska manuskript vilkas målninagr inspirerades av konsten hos Palaeologiska renässansen. Miniatyrerna i gruppen faller enkelt i två grupper, representerade av verket tillhörande två olika mästare, avvilka en var förmodligen Grigor Sukiasants som omnämns i kolofonen som författare till boken.
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/mtd-gr-57-m.jpg "The Khizan Bible stands out among all other Vaspurakan manuscripts thanks to its exceptionally rich marginal ornamentation. Here, more than in any other of his works, Hovhannes Khizanetsi shows himself to be a brilliant master of decorative book design.�Khizan bibeln utmärker sig bland alla andra Vaspourakans manuskript tack vare dess exceptionella rika marginaldekoration. Här, mer än i något annat av hans verk, visar Hovhannes Khizanetsi sig själv vara en briljant mästare i dekorativa bokdesign.")
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The Bible (MS346)�Bibeln (MS346)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Title-pages, 3 full-page historiated miniatures, portrait of the donor, self-portrait of the illuminator, marginals, initials�Huvudsidor, 3 helsidor illustrerade miniatyrer, porträtt av donatorn, självporträtt av illustratören, marginaler, initialer
Author: Petros, Hovhannes and Melchized�Petros, Hovhannes och Melchized�Hovhannes Khizanetsi�Hovhannes Khizanetsi
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1390�1400
Place: Western Armenia : Vaspourakan : Khizan :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Vellum, 28 X 18.5cm�Vellum, 28 X 18.5cm
Pages: 560 ff.�ff.519v
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/mtd-cil-98-m.jpg "The decor of the page is harmoniously balanced. In choosing the figure of Christ on a winged lion's back for his initial, Roslin made use of a motif known in Armenian book painting long before him.�Sidans utsmyckning är harmoniskt balanserat. I valet av figuren för Kristus på ett bevingat lejons rygg som sin initial, använde Roslin ett känt motiv i armeniska bokmålningen långt före honom.")
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The Gospels (MS10675)�Evangelierna (MS10675)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Khorans, portraits of the Evangelists, first pages, 13 full-page historiated miniatures, marginals�Khoraner, porträtt av evangelisterna, första sidorna, 13 helsidor illustrerade miniatyrer, marginaler, initialer
Author: Toros Roslin�Toros Roslin�Toros Roslin�Toros Roslin
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1268�
Place: - : - : - : Hromkla monastery
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 22 X 17cm�Pergament, 22 x 17 cm
Pages: 332 ff.�f. 103
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Known as the Malatian Gospels, after the town of Malatia where it was kept for some time.�Känt som malatiska evengeliet, efter staden Malatia där det bevarades under en tid.
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/mtd-gr-37-m.jpg "The general treatment of the scene corresponds to the iconographic tradition accepted at the time, deviating from it only in the representation of the angels, which are depicted floating in the air instead of standing on the river bank. Such an interpretation, unusual for medieval art, can be traced back to early Eastern Christian models. Closely related in this respect to the Matenadaran Gospels is the thirteenth-century Arabian manuscript in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris (Ms. 13).�Den allmänna behandlingen av scenen motsvarar den ikonografiska traditionen som var accepterad vid denna tid, avvikande från den endast i representationen av änglarna som är avbildade svävande i luften istället för stående vid flodstranden. Sådan tolkningen, ovanlig för medeltida konst, kan spåras tillbaka till tidiga österländska kristna modeller. Nära relaterad i detta avseende till Matenadarans Evengelierna är det arabiska manuskriptet från 1200-talet i Bibliotheque Nationale i Paris (Ms. 13).")
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The Gospels (MS2744)�Evangelierna (MS2744)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Khorans, portraits of the Evangelists, first pages, 12 full-page�Khoraner, porträtt av evangelisterna, första sidorna, 12 helsidor
Author: Simeon Ardjishetsi�Simeon Ardjishetsi�Simeon Ardjishetsi�Simeon Ardjishetsi
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1305�
Place: Western Armenia : Vaspourakan : Ardjesh :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Vellum, 30.7 X 24.5 cm�Vellum, 30.7 x 24.5 cm
Pages: 302 ff.�f. 4
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Simeon Ardjishetsi was the first to broaden the range of motifs included in the menological cycle. This pictorial cycle, with certain variations, is to be found in the Vaspourakan illuminated manuscripts up to the fifteenth century.�Simeon Ardjishetsi var den första som beredde spektrumet av motiv som inkluderas i menologiska cyckeln. Denna illustrerade cyckel, med vissa variationer, kan hittas i Vaspourakans illustrerade manuskript fram till 1300-talet.
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/mtd-cil-117-m.jpg "These exquisitely decorated title-pages give an idea of the exceptional richness of decor typical of the manuscript as a whole.<br>The system of illumination of the title-pages and first pages of the Gospels was elaborated in the course of the development of Cilician art by several generations of miniaturists. It included as a rule three essential elements: the ornamental headpiece, the marginal running lengthwise from top to bottom, and the initial composed of ornamental motifs or of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures. The title-pages of the 1286 Lectionary are examples of this system at its best. Their decor, apart from elaborate ornamental patterns, contains human and animal figures which are treated as organic elements of the overall decorative scheme. Among the former, we most often find the Four Evangelists and the Old Testament prophets, as well as other characters whose appearance is justified by the contents of the corresponding chapters. As for the animal figures, many are utterly irrelevant to the subject-matter as such and are introduced merely for the sake of decora-tiveness, as monsters, dragons, monkeys, three-faced creatures and so on.<br>The richness of decoration displayed in the Lectionary was not only due to the artist's exuberant imagination, but also to his excellent knowledge of local and Byzantine models, natural in a Cilician artist, and above all to his familiarity with the art of China, Persia, Egypt and Western Europe. Furthermore, he must have been well acquainted with various artistic crafts, particularly with jewellery-making, judging from the peculiar relief technique of his ornamentation where certain details are brought out with the help of thick layers of special paste covered with paint or gold.<br>Every one of the title-pages displays a unique combination of ornamental motifs and colours, each time creating a new artistic image.�")
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Lectionary (MS979)��E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Title-pages, historiated miniatures (8 full-page ones, 2 occupying a third and 3 a quarter of the page), marginals (about 400), initials�
Author: unknown��unknown�
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1286�
Place: Cilicia : - : - :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 33.5 X 24.5 cm�
Pages: 479 ff.�f. 181
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/mtd-gr-05-m.jpg "The treatment of the khoran is somewhat unusual. The space within the framework, instead of containing the text of the letter of Eusebius or the Canon tables, is filled with an ornamental pattern of crescent-shaped, pointed and swirling leaves. The pattern is similar to those used in the Moush Homilarium and in the 1201 Gospels and is also evocative of the wall reliefs in the monastery of Airivank where the manuscript was produced.�Behandlingen av khoranen är något ovanligt. Utrymmet mellan ramverket, istället för att omfatta texten hos brevet från Eusebius eller texten för kanonskriften, är fylld med ett utsmyckningsmönster av halvmånsformade, spetsiga och virvlande löv. Mönstret är likt de som använts i Moush homilarium och i 1201 års Evangelium och påminner även om väggrelieferna i klostret Airivank där manuskriptet porducerades.")
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The Gospels (MS4509)�Evangelierna (MS4509)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Khorans, portraits of the Evangelists (two of the four are missing), first pages, marginals, initials�Khoraner, porträtt av evengelisterna (två av fyra saknas), första sidorna, marginaler, initialer
Author: Abel�Abel�Sargis Pidzak�Sargis Pidzak
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1217�
Place: Eastern Armenia : Kotayk : Garni : Ayrivank monastery
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Vellum, 29X23 cm�Vellum, 29 x 23 cm
Pages: 317 ff.�f. 1
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