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Or 13654
- Record Id:
- 032-003453118
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003453118
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100079830354.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 13654
- Title:
- The Awag Vank' Gospels
- Scope & Content:
-
An Armenian manuscript containing:
ff.1v-2r Letter of Eusebius to Carpianus
ff.2v-3r Blank
ff.3v-4r Canon tables
ff.4v-5r Blank
ff.5v-6r Canon tables
f.6v Blank
ff.7r-116v Gospel of St Matthew
ff.117r-180v Gospel of St Mark
f.181v Eight-line stanza of octosyllabic verse
ff.182r-298v Gospel of St Luke
ff.299r-380v Gospel of St John
ff.380r-384a Colophons
Interlinear insertions throughout.
Decorative details at the Letter of Eusebius and the surviving Canon Tables, ornate headpieces above the title of each Gospel, as well as pericope ornaments and ornate capitals throughout. If the manuscript contained portraits of the Evangelists, they are now missing.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Armenian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003453118", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 13654: The Awag Vank' Gospels" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003453118
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003453118
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item, 388 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Armenian
- Scripts:
- Armenian
- Start Date:
- 1200
- End Date:
- 1202
- Date Range:
- 1200-1202
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Vellum. 384 folios, 4 paper flyleaves. 37.3 x 28.8 cm. Text in two columns of 17 lines. Text is in large upright uncials (erkat'agir) in a tannic ink that has caused some damage to the vellum. At the time of acquisition by the library, bound in tooled brown calf on boards, dating probably to the 17th century. Rebound by the British Library to replace the torn spine and a strip of torn leather from the cover.
- Finding Aids:
- For more information, see Nersessian, Vrej. 2012. A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1913 and of collections of other libraries in the United Kingdom, Volume One. London: The British Library. pp 130-146.
- Publications:
-
Dowsett, C.J.F. 1977. 'The Awag Vank' Armenian Gospels,' The British Library Journal III:2, pp. 139-166.
Nersessian, Vrej. 1987. Armenian Illuminated Gospel Books. London: The British Library.
Nersessian, Vrej. 2012. A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1913 and of collections of other libraries in the United Kingdom, Volume One. London: The British Library. pp 130-146.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)