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/mtd-cil-85-m.jpg "Both the initial and the marginal are executed in the artist's favourite design of interlacing blue palmettes against a gold background, enlivened by occasional white patches and red swirls.�Både begynnelsen och marginalen är utförda i konstnärens favoritdesign av sammanflätade blåa palmetter mot en guld bakgrund, upplivad med sporadiska vita fläckar och röda virrvarr.")
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The Gospels (MS5458)�Evangelierna (MS5458)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Portraits of the Evangelists (in the Vaspourakan section of the manuscript), 2 full-page historiated miniatures, marginals�Porträtt av evangelisterna (i Vaspourakans sektion av manuskriptet), 2 helsidors illustrerade miniatyrer, marginaler,
Author: unknown�Okänd�Toros Roslin�Toros Roslin
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1266�
Place: Cilicia : - : Sis : Hromkla monastery
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 32.5 X 24cm�Pergament, 32,5 x 24 cm
Pages: 38 ff.�f. 254v
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38ff. of the original Cilician part (with a thirteenth- or fourteenth-century addition of several folios written and illuminated in Vaspourakan)�38ff. av den oroginella kilikiska delen (med en 1200- eller 1300-tals tradition av flera sidor skrivna och illustrerade i Vaspourakan
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/mtd-gr-65-m.jpg "The manuscript is remarkable for the exceptional beauty of its decor. In modelling the ornamental patterns the artist uses soft pure colours and a broad range of tonal gradations. Even though the repertory of decorative motifs is somewhat limited, their intricate combinations are extremely varied.�Manuskriptet är märkvärdigt för den exceptionella skönheten hos dess utsmyckning. I modelleringen av de dekorativa mönstren använder konstnären mjuka rena färger och ett brett spektrum av tongradienter. Även om repetoaren hos de dekorativa motiven är något begränsad, är deras invecklade kombinationer extremt varierande.")
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The Gospels (MS4823)�Evangelierna (MS4823)�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, marginals, initials�Khoraner, porträtt av evangelisterna, första sidor, marginaler, initialer
Author: Unknown�Okänd�Unknown�Okänd
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1224�
Place: Karabakh : - : - : Khoranashat monastery
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 36 X 26 cm�Pergament, 36 x 36 cm
Pages: 319 ff.�f.6
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/mtd-gr-67-m.jpg "The key role in the decor of the folio is assigned to the headpiece representing The Ascension. The artist chooses a laconic version of the scene based on an archaic iconographic canon. The mandorla with Christ in the centre of the composition is supported by four angels who are the only witnesses of the miracle: neither the Virgin nor the apostles are present.�Nyckelrollen hos dekoren hos sidan finns i överstycket som representerar Kristi Himmelsfärd. Konstnären har valt en laktonisk verion av scenen baserad på en arkaisk ikonografisk kanon. Mandorlan med Kritstus i mitten av kompositionen stöds av fyra änglar som är de enda vittnen till miraklet: varken Jungfrun eller apostlarna är närvarande.")
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The Gospels (MS378)�Evangelierna (MS378)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Khorans, two portraits of the Evangelists (the other two are missing), first pages, 1 full-page historiated miniature, marginals, initials�Khoraner, två porträtt av evangelisterna (de andra två saknas), första sidorna, 1 helsida illustrerad miniatyr, marginaler, initialer
Author: Toros�Toros�Toros�Toros
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1261�
Place: Karabakh : - : - :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Parchment, 34 X 24 cm�Pergament, 34 x 24 cm
Pages: 311 ff.�f.259
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/mtd-cil-118-m.jpg "Almost the entire pictorial space is filled with figures, the role of the landscape and of architectural motifs being reduced to minimum, and little space left for the gold background. The difference in the size of the figures is due to the artist's attempt to discriminate between the characters in terms of their relative importance, and has nothing to do with the spatial approach or perspective. Such a naive gradation of figures makes the composition of the scene seem somewhat schematic, in contrast to the figures themselves, treated in an almost realistic manner.<br>The palette of the artist is rich and brilliant, consisting of subtle shades of pink, violet, light green, golden or brown, combined with occasional bright touches of dark blue, red and gold. The magnificence of colour is supported by the beauty of the filigree ornamentation of the framing, whose floral design incorporates representations of twenty-two prophets, displaying a variety of both facial types and attitudes.�")
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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. 137v
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/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.")
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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. 22v
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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-cil-112-m.jpg "The manuscript opens with a portrait of one of the Fathers of the Church who was traditionally believed to be the author of the Lectionary. The full-length representation in an upright attitude is apparently derived from the Byzantine tradition of portraying saints, while the ornamentation of the wide frame surrounding the figure reflects a typically Oriental taste for excessive decoration. The frame, apart from its purely decorative role, performs the important function of creating a visual link between the human figure and the marginal decor of the page, thus uniting the pictorial and decorative principles of illumination. The skilfully applied shading enabled the artist to achieve perfection in the rendering of facial expression.�")
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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. 6v
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/mtd-dia-163-m.jpg "Although the artist's cognomen - Anetsi - indicates that his native town was Ani (the medieval capital of Armenia), his creative work did not owe much to his homeland. His miniatures display a great measure of Persian influence: the characters have round rosy-cheeked faces, narrow almond-shaped eyes and arched eyebrows. Their costumes are reminiscent of bright-coloured Oriental robes girded with wide sashes; even the ornament of the framing, evocative of Persian tiles, has a definite Oriental flavour.�Även om konstnärens familjenamn - Anetsi - indikerar att han var från staden Ani (medeltida huvudstaden i Armenien), har hans verk inte mycket att göra med hans hemland. Hans miniatyrer visar en stor del av persiskt inflytande: karaktärerna har runda rosenkindade ansikten, smala mandelformade ögon och bågformade ögonbryn. Deras kläder påminner om ljusfärgade orientaliska ämbetsdräkter fästa med en bältesgördel; även utsmyckningen hos ramverket, påminnande om persiskt kakel, har definitivt smak av Orienten.")
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The Gospels (MS7740)�Evangeliebok (MS7740)�E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984
Portraits of the Evangelists, 9 historiated miniatures, first pages, marginals, initials�Porträtt av evangelierna, första sidorna, titelsidor, 9 helsidor illustrerade miniatyrer, marginaler, initialler
Author: Mkhitar Anetsi�Mkhitar Anetsi�Mkhitar Anetsi�Mkhitar Anetsi
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1356�1357
Place: Iran : - : Sultaniae :
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Vellum, 29 X 21.5 cm�Vellum, 29 X 21,5 cm
Pages: 393 ff.�f. 1v
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/mtd-gr-62-m.jpg "In accordance with an ancient iconographic tradition the body of Christ on the Cross is erect (with unbended knees) and his head is only very slightly inclined to one side. The Virgin and St. John are represented as two almost identical figures: both their dress and their attitudes are alike. At the same time their symmetrical positions on either side of the Cross and the dark colour of their garments, which sets them off emphatically against the neutral background, contribute to the atmosphere of grave solemnity created by the miniature.�Enligt en historisk ikonografisk tradition är Kristus kropp på korset sträckt (utan böjda knän) och hans huvud är endast något lutande åt ena sidan. Jungfrun och S:t John finns representerade som nästan två identiska figurer: både deras dräkter coh deras attityder är lika. Samtidigt bidrar deras symmetriska positioner på var sin sida av Korset och den mörka färgen hos deras kläder, som skiljer dem eftertryckligt gentemot den neutrala bakgrunden, till den atmosfär av ytterst högtidlighet skapad av miniatyren.")
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The Gospels (MS2930)�Evangelierna (MS2930)�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, 15 full-page historiated miniatures, portraits of the scribe and owner of the manuscript, marginals, initials�Khoraner, porträtt av evangelisterna, första sidorna, 15 helsidor illustrerade miniatyrer, porträtt av skribenten och ägaren av manuskriptet, marginaler, initialer
Author: Thomas�Thomas�Markare�Markare
Illuminator: N/A
Date: 1315�
Place: Nakhichevan : - : - : Khordeants monastery
Current Place: Matenadaran (Yerevan)�Matenadaran (Jerevan)
Material & Size: Vellum, 31 X 24cm�Vellum, 31 X 24cm
Pages: 247 ff.�f.11v
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/mtd-gr-14-m.jpg "The enlarged version of the scene represented in the miniature includes the motifs of The Annunciation to the Shepherds, of The Adoration of the Magi and of The Bathing of the Child. The portraits of the donor and his wife are skilfully incorporated into the composition. Their faces were apparently painted with a view to achieving a likeness. The meticulously depicted costumes of the donors present considerable ethnographic interest.�Den förstorade versionen av scenen som finns representerad i miniatyren inkluderar motiv från herdarnas bebådelse, de tre vise männens vördnadsbetygelse och Jesubarnets tvagning. Porträtten av donatören och hans fru är skickligt inbakade i kompositionen. Deras ansikten har uppenbarligen målats med målet att få en likhet. De noggrannt avbildade kläderna av donatorerna representerar avsevärt intresse för etnografin.")
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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. 399v
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/mtd-cil-101-m.jpg "In terms of composition this is one of the most complex scenes in the manuscript. Contrary to his usual practice of choosing laconic versions of the Gospel scenes, Toros Roslin depicts here a great number of figures connected with various subsidiary motifs. Thus, apart from the angels above the cave, the miniature includes the scenes of The Bathing of the Child, The Annunciation to the Shepherds and The Adoration of the Magi. This combination of several motifs irrespective of time and place, typical of medieval art, imparts to the scene a somewhat artificial character, which is on the whole unusual for Toros Roslin.<br>At the same time, the multifigured composition does not in any way impede the understanding of its message, since the focal point of the scene is made conspicuous by means of a contrast between the bright red cover of the Virgin's bed and the deep black mouth of the cave.�Från kompositionens perspektiv är denna en av de mest komplexa scenerna i manuskriptet. Till skillnad från hans vanliga vana att välja lakoniska versioner av evengeliescenerna, avbildar Toros Roslin här ett stort antal av figurerna som är kopplade till olika underliggande motiv. Därmed, förutom änglarna ovanför grottan, inkluderar miniatyren scener från Badandet av barnet, Herdarnas bebådelse och De vise männens vördnadsbetygelse. Denna kombination av olika motiv, utan hänsyn till till tid och plats, typisk för medeltida konst, skänker en någon artificiell karaktär åt scenen som i dess helhet är ovanligt för Toros Roslin. Samtidigt hämmar flerfigurskompositionen inte på något sätt förståelsen av dess innebörd, då scenens brännpunkt har gjorts iögonfallande genom kontrasten mellan ljusa röda täcket på Jungfruns säng och grottans djupa svarta öppning.")
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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. 177
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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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