Miniature of the Annunciation, from Four Gospels in Armenian, fol. 1v
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Item Info
Item No: mco1160012
Title: Miniature of the Annunciation, from Four Gospels in Armenian, fol. 1v
Media Type:
Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
This item appeared in the exhibition "Sacred Stories: The World's Religious Traditions" in the Rare Book Department, August 2015-January 2016.
This is the label from that exhibition:
Gospel books contain the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament, and were popular in both Western and Eastern Christian communities. As with this Armenian example, they were frequently lavishly decorated and illuminated with gold.
Country: Country:Armenia
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1650
Call Number: Lewis O 116
Miniature of the Annunciation, from Four Gospels in Armenian, fol. 1v