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Or 13993
- Record Id:
- 032-003453138
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003453138
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100079835320.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171511446.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 13993
- Title:
- Breviary of King Lewon II/III of Cilician Armenia
- Scope & Content:
-
An Armenian manuscript containing:
ff.2r-189r Breviary
ff.189r-190v Principal colophon
Major decorations:
f.1v St Nersēs the Graceful, Catholicos of Armenia (1166-1173)
f.9v King Lewon II/III of Cilician Armenia
Headpieces on ff.2r, 10r, 19v, 94v, 178v. Portrait of a saint in the outer margin of f.100r, probably St Nersēs.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Armenian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003453138", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 13993: Breviary of King Lewon II/III of Cilician Armenia" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003453138
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003453138
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item, 190 ff
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100171511446.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Armenian
- Scripts:
- Armenian
- Start Date:
- 1273
- End Date:
- 1275
- Date Range:
- 1274?
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Vellum. 190 folios. 16 x 12 cm (written surface 11 x 7 cm). Text in a single column of 13 lines. Text is written in early bolorgir, headings in red bolorgir, with decorated uncial initials. Red neumes above text. Binding is dark brown calf on wooden boards, finely blind-tooled, lined with rose-coloured silk. The manuscript has been repaired by adding a new leather spine while preserving the original top and lower covers.
- 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 367-382.
- Publications:
-
Conybeare, F.C. 1905. Rituale Armenorum. Oxford.
Hats'uni, Vardan. 1965. Patmut'iwn Hayots' Aghot'amatoyts'in. Venice.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)