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Or 14028
- Record Id:
- 032-003460067
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460067
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085268585.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100159534004.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 14028
- Title:
- Կիպրիանոս Kiprianos, Prayer scroll
- Scope & Content:
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An Armenian scroll containing prayers from the church fathers, magical formulae (talismans), extracts of healing stories from the Gospels, and invocations for protection against spells and sickness.
Illuminations in the style of 17th-century Constantinople Gospel books: the Holy Trinity, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the Annunciation, figure of Catholicos St Nersēs IV Klayets'i Shnorhali, St George slaying the dragon, the Crucifixion, an Archangel, Virgin Mary and Child, three roundels of secret spells, portrait of Christ, St Sargis and his son Martiros, St Matthew the Evangelist, St Mark the Evangelist.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Armenian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003460067", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 14028: Կիպրիանոս Kiprianos, Prayer scroll" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460067
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003460067
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100159534004.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Armenian
- Scripts:
- Armenian
- Start Date:
- 1655
- End Date:
- 1680
- Date Range:
- 1655-1680
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Vellum. 490 x 6 cm. Text in a single column, written in bolorgir. Titles in red ink, with large decorated initials.
- 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 Two. London: The British Library. pp 1083-1087.
- Publications:
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Feydit, Frédéric. 1986. Amulettes de l'Arménie chrétienne. Venice: S. Lazar.
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 Two. London: The British Library. pp 1083-1087.
Russell, James R. 2011. 'The Armenian Magical Scroll and Outsider Art,' Iran and the Caucasus 15, pp. 5-47.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)