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Or 81
- Record Id:
- 032-003457168
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003457168
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100082434820.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171517112.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 81
- Title:
- Four Gospels
- Scope & Content:
-
An Armenian manuscript containing:
f.2v Letter of Eusebius to Carpianus
ff.4v-7r Canon Tables (some appear to be missing, perhaps two or more folios have been removed after f.4)
f.9 Gospel of Matthew
f.112 Gospel of Mark
f.181 Gospel of Luke
f.290 Gospel of John
f.372 The narrative of the woman taken in adultery
f.373 Colophon
Major decorations:
f.1v Full-page illumination of Samuel (who ordered the manuscript's creation, see colophon) presenting the manuscript to Christ
f.8v, f.111v, f.180v, f.289v Portraits of the Evangelists
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Armenian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003457168", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 81: Four Gospels" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003457168
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003457168
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item, 375 ff
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100171517112.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Armenian
- Scripts:
- Armenian
- Start Date:
- 1181
- End Date:
- 1181
- Date Range:
- 1181
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Vellum. 375 folios. 22 x 16 cm (written surface 14.5 x 11 cm). Before f.65, two folios have been cut out, and one before f.362. Text in double columns of 18 lines. Text is written in erkat'agir. Binding is dark red leather over boards, with flap. Both covers were once adorned with metal crosses.
- Finding Aids:
- For more information, see Conybeare, F.C. 1913. A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: The British Museum. pp 4-6.
- Publications:
- Conybeare, F.C. 1913. A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: The British Museum. pp 4-6.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)