Bible (6)
Homiliarium (1)
Gospels (50)
Lectionary (4)
New Testament (1)
Psalms (1)
Other (2)
|
/avag-ms212-01-m.jpg "�")
|
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.10 r
Source:
�
Click on image to view the collection.
|
/mtd-gr-35-m.jpg "The miniatures in the manuscript betray the influence of Cilician art embracing both iconography and technique. The ample use of gold is also a distinctly Cilician feature. Certain characteristics, however, rule out the possibility of attributing the manuscript to a Cilician master. Such is, for example, the free and sweeping manner of painting resulting in a somewhat generalized treatment of forms, typical of the north-east of historical Armenia.�Miniatyrerna i manuskriptet avslöjar inflytandet av kilikiansk konst som omfattar både ikonografin och tekniken. Den rikliga användningen av guld är också ett välkänt kilikianskt drag. Vissa särdrag utesluter dock möjligheten att manuskriptet kan vara producerat av ett kilikianskt mästare. Exempel på dessa är det fria och svepande sättet av målningen som resulterar i en någorlunda generell behandling av formerna, typisk för den nordöstra historiska Armenien.")
|
The Gospels (MS4060)�Evangelierna (MS4060)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Portraits of the Evangelists, first pages, marginals, initials�Porträtt av evangelisterna, första sidorna, marginaler, initialer
Author: unknown�okänd�unknown�okänd
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 14Cï¿ Century
Place: - : - : - :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 23.5 X 16.5cm�Pergament, 23,5 x 16,5 cm
Pages: 245 ff.�f. 11 v
Source:
�
Click on image to view the collection.
|
/mtd-cil-103-m.jpg "The scene is very rarely found in the work of Armenian illustrators. Toros Roslin's version of it in the Malatian Gospels is endowed with tragic significance. The saturated blue of the upper part of the miniature which serves to set off its compositional centre, the energetic outline of the rock which resembles a torn and crumpled strip of paper and serves as an expressive decorative element, and, finally, the flying cloak of Christ all create an atmosphere of intense and dynamic dramatism.�Scenen hittas ytterst sällsynt i armeniska illustratörers verk. Toros Roslins version av det i de malatianska evangelierna är genomsyrad av tragisk signifikans. Den mättade blåa färgen i den övre delen av miniatyren som tjänar till att utgöra dess komponerande centrum, de energiska konturerna hos rocken som liknar ett torn och den skrynkliga remsan av papper och tjänar som ett uttrycksfullt dekorativt element; och slutligen: Kristus svävande mantel som alla skapar en atmosfär av intensitet och dynamisk dramatism.")
|
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. 326
Source:
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.
Click on image to view the collection.
|
/mtd-cil-124-m.jpg "The highly expressive figural and decorative treatment and the vigorous movement of the angel's wings impart an air of agitation and disquietude to the scene. The folds of the robes, the texture of the stone, the wings of the angel, even St. Peter's hands and the lances of the soldiers are treated as elements of the ornamental design.�")
|
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. 210v
Source:
�
Click on image to view the collection.
|
/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>")
|
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
Source:
�
Click on image to view the collection.
|
/mtd-cil-93-m.jpg "The poetical atmosphere of this scene is due to the colouring based on delicate pastel shades, and to the well-balanced disposition of figures delineated by soft, flowing lines. The river Jordan is treated in a purely decorative manner, with spirals for waves in the upper part and band-like waves in the lower part of the picture.�Den poetiska atmosfären i denna scen är på grund av dess färgsättning baserad på de delikata pastellskuggorna och den välbalanserade dispositionen hos figurerna avbildade av mjuka, flytande linjer. Jordanfloden behandlas i ett rent dekoraktivt manér, med spiraler för vågor i den övre delen och bandliknande vågor i den nedre delen av bilden.")
|
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. 22v
Source:
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.
Click on image to view the collection.
|
/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).")
|
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
Source:
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.
Click on image to view the collection.
|
/mtd-cil-145-m.jpg "The artist combines in this version several chronologically incompatible scenes referring to the arrival of the Magi in Jerusalem: he shows the Magi as an isolated group; then as standing before Herod who questions them on the birthplace of Jesus and consults the learned men; finally, the Magi appear for the third time as leaving the town. The figure in the right-hand margin represents the Prophet Micah who is referred to by the learned men. The treatment of decorative and pictorial details in the miniature, of the marginal and the initial results in the stylistic uniformity of the overall design of the page. The artist displays a perfect command of figural representation -in spite of their small size, the figures are minutely elaborated, and their movements and postures are expressive and natural.�I denna version kombinerar konstnären flera kronologisk oförenliga scener referrerande till ankomsten av de vise männen till Jerusalem: han visar de vise männen som en isolerad grupp; sedan som stående framför Herodes som frågar dem om Jesus födelseplats och rådfrågar de lärda männen; slutgligen visas de vise männen för tredje gången som åkande från staden. Figuren i den högra sidan av marginalen representerar profeten Mika som tilltalas av en av de vise männen. Behandlingen av de dekorativa och bildliga detaljerna i miniatyren, hos marginalen och initialen resulterar i den stilistiska uniformiteten av den övergripande siddesignen. Konstnären visar en perfek kontroll över de figurativa representationerna; trots deras lilla storlek är de minutiöst bearbetade och deras rörelser och kroppshållning är uttrycksfulla och naturliga.")
|
The Gospels (MS7651)�Evangeliebok (MS7651)�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, 139 historiated miniatures�Khoraner, porträtt av evangelierna, första sidor, 139 helsidor illustrerade miniatyrer
Author: Stepanos�Stepanos�Eight artists, Sargis Pidzak among them�Åtta konstnärer, bl. a. Sargis Pidzak
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1320�
Place: Cilicia : - : - :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 22.5 X 16.7 cm�Pergament, 22,5 x 16,7 cm
Pages: 276 ff.�f.12
Source:
Known as the "Gospels by Eight Masters"�Känd som "Evangelierna av de åtta mästarna"
Click on image to view the collection.
|
/mtd-gr-27-m.jpg "The miniature depicts a subject rarely occurring in Armenian book illustration, which, moreover, receives here a rather unusual treatment; the composition of the scene repeats that of the Baptism of Christ, but the traditional place of Christ is occupied here by the figure of a young man (or woman?).�")
|
The Gospels (MS7699)��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, 18 full-page�
Author: unknown��unknown�
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 14Cï¿ Century
Place: Crimea : - : - :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 16.5 X 12 cm�
Pages: 311 ff.�
Source:
�
Click on image to view the collection.
|
/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.�")
|
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
Source:
�
Click on image to view the collection.
|
|
|
