Armenian illuminated manuscript
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Armenian illuminated manuscripts form a separate tradition, related to other forms of Medieval Armenian art, but also to the Byzantine tradition. The earliest surviving examples date from the Golden Age of Armenian art and literature in the 5th century. Early Armenian Illuminated manuscripts are remarkable for their festive designs to the Armenian culture; they make one feel the power of art and the universality of its language. [1] The greatest Armenian miniaturist, Toros Roslin, lived in the 13th century.
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[edit] Matenadaran
The Library at Yerevan, with the largest collection of Armenian manuscripts, including the Mugni Gospels and Echmiadzin Gospel.
[edit] Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem
The second largest collection of Armenian illuminated manuscripts is stored in the depository of St. James, in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem, of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem of Armenia's Holy Apostolic Church.
[edit] Other collections
The British Library, Bibliotheque nationale de France, and other large collections at the Mechitarist establishments in Venice and Vienna, as well as in the United States.
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) among its treasure of Armenian manuscripts keeps an Armenian illuminated manuscript dating back to the 14th century.
[edit] Gallery
 Gospel of Malat'ya [1267-68]. Matenadaran MS No. 10675 P 19a. |
 Armenian manuscript of 1053. Work of Johannes. |
[edit] References
- ^ Matenadaran Ms No. 10675 P 19a.
[edit] Further reading
- Modern icon : contemporary artists and the legacy of the Armenian illuminated manuscript, 2001, ISBN 0971026319
- Treasures in Heaven : Armenian illuminated manuscripts, 2994, ISBN 0875981003
[edit] External links
- Matenadaran site
- http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/arts_of_armenia/miniatures.htm and
- http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/iaa_miniatures/thumbnails.htm
- Evolution of Armenian illumination
