Bible (6)
Homiliarium (1)
Gospels (50)
Lectionary (4)
New Testament (1)
Psalms (1)
Other (2)
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/mtd-cil-102-m.jpg "Whereas in The Descent from the Cross (PL 96) the artist emphasized the inner dramatism of the scene, in The Crucifixion he is more concerned with the motifs of sacrifice and redemption, and in his attempt to convey the latter he endows the otherwise mournful scene with a certain touch of elation. This is achieved by the soft colouring excluding all contrasting colours, as well as by the treatment of the principal characters. The allegories of Ecclesia and Synagogue which were quite a novelty in the Armenian miniature at the time were borrowed by the artist from Byzantine and Western European art.�Medan i Nedstigningen från korset (PL96) har konstnären betonat den inre dramatiken i scenen, är han i Korsfästelsen mer mån om motiven för uppoffring och botgöring och i sitt försök att uttrycka den senare skänker han en viss upprymdhet till den i övrigt sorgsna scenen. Detta uppnås genom den mjuka färgsättningen så väl som genom behandlingen av huvudkaraktärerna. Predikarens och Synagogans allegorier som var något av en nymodighet i armeniska miniatyren vid denna tid lånades av konstnären från BYsans och västeuropeisk konst.")
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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. 321
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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-32-m.jpg "The anonymous artist must have actually met Grigor Tatevatsi, celebrated scholar, philosopher and artist, otherwise it is hard to account for the almost naturalistic details in the portrait, for instance the half-closed lid of the left eye, probably the result of an illness. On the whole, the portrait betrays the artist's attempt to break with the prevalent medieval tendency towards a schematic treatment of characters, depicting instead a concrete person. The portrait, which agrees with a recorded description of the scholar's appearance, was regarded at the time as an authentic likeness, painted from life. It was therefore copied by different artists over the years; some later copies have been preserved.�Den anonyma konstnären måste faktiskt ha mött Grigor Tatevatsi, en berömd vetenskapsman, filosof och konstnär, annars är det svårt att förklara de nästan naturtrogna detaljerna i porträtten, t.ex. den halvstängda ögonlocket på det vänstra ögat, förmodligen resultatet av en sjukdom. I sin helhet visar porträtten konstnärens försök att bryta med det rådande medeltida trenden av en schematisk behandling av karaktärer, avbildande istället en konkret person. Porträtten, som överensstämmer med en existerande beskrivning av forskarens utseende, var vid sin tid ansedd som en mycket autentisk likhet, målad från det verkliga. Den var därför kopierad av olika artister över åren; några senare kopior har bevarats.")
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The Psalms (MS1203)�Psalmerna (MS1203)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
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Author: unknown�okänd�Tadeos Avraments�Tadeos Avraments
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 15Cï¿ Century
Place: - : - : - : Place of production unknown
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Vellum, 18.4 x 13 cm�Vellum, 18.4 x 13 cm
Pages: 386 ff.�f. 14v
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Of the two parchment folios sewn into the already bound volume, one bears a representation of Grigor Tatevatsi.�Av de två pergamentsidor som har sytts till en redan inbunden volym, bär en av dem en representation av Grigor Tatevatsi.
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/mtd-dia-161-m.jpg "The miniature is based upon the iconographic pattern very rarely occurring in Armenian representations of The Passion cycle: apart from the usual attributes of the scene, the composition includes symbols of Ecclesia and Synagogue, of the Sun and the Moon, and also the figures of lamenting angels. In terms of its artistic and emotional impact this is one of the most expressive miniatures in the manuscript. The tragic atmosphere permeating the scene is felt not only in the figures, but also in the colouring, with its sombre shades of dark blue. The background represents the walls of Jerusalem (one bearing an inscription with the artist's signature).�Miniatyren är baserad på ikonografiskt mönster som är ytterst sällsynt förekommande i armeniska representationer av Kristi lidande: förutom den ovanliga attributerna i scenen, kompositionen även inkluderar symbolerna för ecclesia och synagoga, solen och månen, och även figurerna av klagande änglar. Vad det gäller dess konstnärliga och känslomässiga kraft är den en av de mest uttryckskraftiga miniatyrerna i manuskriptet. Den tragiska atmosfären som genomsyrar scenen känns inte igen enbart hos figurerna, utan även i färgsättningen, med dess dystra skuggor av mörkblå. Bakgrunden representerar Jerusalems murar (en bär på en inskription med konstnärens signatur).")
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The Gospels (MS7644a)�Evangeliebok (MS7644a)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Khorans, portraits of the Evangelists, 8 full-page historiated miniatures, marginals, initials�Khoraner, porträtt av evangelierna, första sidor, 8 helsidor illustrerade miniatyrer, marginaler, initialer
Author: unknown�Okänd�Avetik (second of the two illuminators unknown)�Avetik (den andre av illustatörerna är okänd)
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 13C�14 Century
Place: Cilicia : - : - :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 23.5 X 16.8cm�Pergament, 23,5 x 16,8 cm
Pages: 381 ff.�f. 117v
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The manuscript was copied in Cilicia for the prominent Cilician Constable Smbat. By the end of the thirteenth century it had changed hands and found its way to the Crimea, where it was supplemented with a series of historiated miniatures.�Manuskritpet kopierades i Kilikien åt den framstående ståthållaren Smbat. Vid slutet av 1200-talet hade den bytt ägare och hittade sin väg till Krim, där det kompletterades med en serie av illustrerade miniatyrer.
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/mtd-gr-04-m.jpg "The free compositional arrangement of the headpiece is rare for an early thirteenth-century manuscript. It shows that the artist was seeking new forms in the ornamentation of title-pages. The patterns in the decor of the headpiece go back to the ancient ornamental art of Asia Minor, although the large initial incorporating a face representing St. Matthew is definitely original.�Det fria arrangemanget hos kompositionen av överstycket är sällsynt för ett tidigt 1200-tals manuskript. Det visar att konstnären sökte nya former i utsmyckningen av huvudsidorna. Mönstren i dekoren av överstycket går tillbaka till den hisotiska utsmyckningskonsten av Mindre Asien, även om det stora initialet som innefattar ansiktet tillhörande S:t Matteus är definitivt originellt.<br><br>")
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The Gospels (MS10359)�Evangelierna (MS10359)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Ornate cross, khorans, portraits of the Evangelists�Utsirat kors, khoraner, evangelisternas porträtt
Author: Stepanos�Stepanos�unknown; portraits of the Evangelists added in 1250 by Hovhannes�okänd; porträtten av evangelisterna har adderats år 1250 av Hovhannes
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1201�
Place: Western Armenia : - : Agarak : Avagvank monastery
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 30.5 X 21 cm�Pergament, 30,5 x 21 cm
Pages: 310 ff.�f. 11
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/mtd-cil-123-m.jpg "The miniature combines three related scenes in one composition: Joseph of Arimathea before Pilate Asking for the Body of Christ, The Descent from the Cross, and The Entombment. The many expressive devices used serve to accentuate the dramatic significance of the event. The composition is filled with pictorial details; the linear treatment based on the interlacing of curves creates a feeling of nervous anxiety; the figures are elongated to the point of distortion and do not correlate with each other in size; the gestures are intense and full of dynamism, the faces grave and sorrowful. A sense of drama is also conveyed in the colouring of the miniature, with its splashes of bright red and blue turning to purple.<br>At the same time, in spite of what appears to be an overprofu-sion of figures and details, the composition of the scene is maintained with the help of several vertical and horizontal lines (the Cross, the buildings in the background and the framing) which counterbalance the diagonal lines of the figures.�")
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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. 193
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/mtd-cil-113-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. 10
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The Gospels (MS2743)�Evangelierna (MS2743)�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, 7 full-page historiated miniatures, marginals, initials�Khoraner, porträtt av evangelisterna, första sidorna, 7 helsidor illustrerade miniatyrer, marginaler, initialer
Author: Tiranu�Tiranu�Grigor�Grigor
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1232�
Place: - : - : - :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 30 X 26cm�Pergament, 30 x 26 cm
Pages: 374 ff.�f.20 r
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Known as the Targmantchants Gospels, after the monastery where it was kept for a considerable period of time.�Känt som Targmantchats Evengeliet, efter klostret där det bevarades för en längre period.
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/mtd-cil-134-m.jpg "In so far as virtuosity of execution and the striking variety of ornamentation are concerned, the only other Cilician illuminated manuscript which can stand comparison with this one is the 1286 Lectionary. None of the four khorans reproduced here repeat one another in the arrangement and choice of ornamental patterns. The only respect in which they are comparable is the general design of the entablature: in two of the four khorans the rectangular top is supplemented by an arch-shaped ornamental pattern.<br>The khoran on f. 5v is a striking example of the effectiveness of such a combination: here the entablature resting on three slender ornate columns is pierced by two parallel arches. The scale-like ornamentation of the arches produces a relief-like effect, especially against the background of the entablature whose remaining surface is adorned with an elaborate but flat foliate design incorporating zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs.<br>The khoran on f. 9v, with its elaborate guilloche ornamentation, betrays the hand of a typically Oriental master favouring endlessly repeated interlacing patterns. The key motif of this khoran is the rosette, which was extremely popular with Armenian book illustrators, sculptors and stone-carvers (it was, for example, widely used in the ornamentation of khatchkars). The figures of birds, animals and horsemen which are either ingeniously interwoven into the guilloche of the entablature or placed on top of it, are depicted with amazing skill and a truly realistic precision of detail.<br>The khoran on f. 8 is characterized by an extremely well-balanced arrangement of the decorative elements. Its rectangular top comprises an arch-shaped \"goffered\" band which rounds off the elaborate openwork pattern against the gold background of the headpiece. The decor is supplemented by an almost realistically treated figural motif (the ten partridges surmounting the headpiece)�Vad det gäller virtuositet hos utförandet och den slående variationen hos utsmyckningen är den enda andra kilikiska illustrerade minatyren som kan jämföras med denna är 1286 års evangeliebok. Ingen av de fyra khoranerna som har skapats här repeterar varandra i arrangemanget och valet av utsmyckningsmönster. Den enda aspketen som de kan jämföras i är den generella designen hos entablementet: i två av de fyra khornerna är den rektangulära toppen kompletterat med ett bågformat dekorativt mönster. khoranen hos f. 5v är ett slående exempel på effektiviteten hos sådan kombination: här vilar entablementet på tre smala dekorativa kolumner och är genomborrad av två parallella bågar. Den skalenliga utsmyckningen hos bågarna skapar en reliefliknande effekt, speciellt mot bakgrunden av etablementet vars övriga yta är prydd med en komplicerad men platt folierad design som omfattar djurlika och antropormofisiska motiv. Khoranen i f. 9v, med sin utförliga flätmönstrade utsmyckning, avslöjar handen hos en typisk orientalisk mästare som föredrar oändliga repeterande sammanflättade mönster. Huvudmotivet i denna khoran är rosetten, som var extremt populär hos armeniska bokmålare, skulptörer och stenhuggare (den var t.ex. ofta använt i utsmycknignen av khatchkarer). Figurerna av fåglar, djur och ryttare som är antingen genialt sammanvävd in i flämtmönstret hos entablementet eller är placerade ovanför det, är avbildade med utomordentlig skicklighet och en sann realistisk noggrannhet hos detaljerna. Khoranen hos f. 8 är kännetecknande genom ett extremt välbalanserat arrangemang av dekorativa element. Toppen hos rektangulären utgör ett båformat \"goffererat\" band som avrundar det detaljerade genombrutna mönstret mot den guldbakgrund hos överstycken. Dekoren är kompletterad med ett nästan realistiskt behandlat figurmotiv (de tio rappshönsen som krönar huvudstycket).")
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The Gospels (MS9422)�Evangelierna (MS9422)�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, 6 full-page historiated miniatures�Khoraner, porträtt av evangelierna, första sidor, 6 helsidor illustrerade miniatyrer
Author: Unknown�Okänd�Unknown�Okänd
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1280�
Place: - : - : - :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 40.3 X 21 cm�Pergament, 40,3 x 21 cm
Pages: 312 ff.�f.3v
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The manuscript was rebound some time after it had been produced, and according to the tradition then current all the full-page miniatures were placed together to form a complete narrative cycle.�Manuskriptet bindes om efter att den hade skapats och enligt dåtida tradition placerades alla helsideminityrer för att skapa en komplett beskrivande cykel.
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/mtd-gr-11-m.jpg "Although the manuscript does not contain any historiated miniatures, it still possesses great artistic value due to its ornamental decor executed with remarkable skill and taste.�Även om manuskriptet inte innehåller några illustrerade miniatyrer, innehåller den ändå ett stort konstnärligt värde på grund av dess dekorativa utsmyckning som har utförts med oerhört skicklighet och smak.")
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The Gospels (MS1519)�Evangelierna (MS1519)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
First pages, marginals, initials�Första sidorna, marginaler, initialer
Author: Ignatios�Ignatios�Ignatios�Ignatios
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1232�
Place: Western Armenia : - : Ani : Horomos monastery
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 42 X 29 cm�Pergament, 42 x 29 cm
Pages: 299 ff.�f. 29
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/mtd-cil-120-m.jpg "The festive atmosphere of the miniature is created by the rich brilliant colours, by the generous use of gold and by the refined and exquisite ornamental treatment. The minute, closely-knit design of the frame is counterbalanced by the floral ornaments extending onto the margins of the folio. The treatment of the garments performs the twofold function of modelling the shape of the body and of heightening the purely decorative effect of the miniature.�")
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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. 58v
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