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Or 8833
- Record Id:
- 032-003456930
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003456930
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100082013121.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100170898793.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 8833
- Title:
- Bible, Old and New Testaments
- Scope & Content:
-
An Armenian manuscript containing:
ff.1r-596r The Bible, Old and New Testaments, including several apocryphal books such as the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, the Epistle of the Corinthians to Paul, and Paul's Third Epistle to the Corinthians. In the margins, in red ink the varied readings of the Latin Vulgate are marked by Ֆ (F = Frank).
ff.596r-v Colophon
Major decorations:
f.2v Full-page illustration of events from the first three chapters of Genesis
f.3r Headpiece of Genesis
f.318v Frontispiece of the Book of Psalms
f.319r Headpiece of the Book of Psalms
ff.459v-460r Letter of Eusebius, enclosed by decorations
ff.461v-462r, 463v-464r, 465v-466r, 467v-468r Canon Tables
f.470v Adoration of the Magi
f.471r Headpiece to the Gospel of St Matthew
f.590r Headpiece to the Revelation of St John
Marginal decorations and further headpieces are present throughout the manuscript, particularly in Psalms and the Four Gospels.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Armenian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003456930", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 8833: Bible, Old and New Testaments" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003456930
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003456930
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- Codex, 596 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Armenian
- Scripts:
- Armenian
- Start Date:
- 1646
- End Date:
- 1646
- Date Range:
- 1646
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Vellum. 596 folios, plus 3 blank leaves at the beginning and 2 at the back. 26 x 19 cm (written surface 20 x 14 cm). Text in two columns of 48 lines. Text is written in bolorgir, with rubrics and titles of the books in red ink, ornate bird capitals throughout. Binding is light brown leather overboards, blind tooled on front and back, purple silk lining and remains of metal attachments on the inside. At some point the manuscript has been rebound, as holes are visible inside the front cover and the doublures have been removed. Portraits of Christ and the Virgin with Child are represented on the upper and lower underside of the manuscript.
- 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 59-71.
- Publications:
- 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 59-71.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)