Category:MS. LUDWIG II 6 (Getty museum) - Armenian Gospel Book
Gospel Book
Artist/Maker(s):
Petros
Armenian Place(s):
Lake Van, Turkey (Place created) Date:
1386 Medium:
Black ink and watercolors on paper bound between wood boards covered with dark brown kidskin Dimensions:
Leaf: 24 x 16.5 cm (9 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.) Inscriptions:
Secondary Inscription: Fols. 257-259: lengthy colophon giving detailed information regarding scribe and provenance (see translation in von Euw/Plotzek I, pp. 172-174). Fol. 260: lengthy colophon giving detailed information regarding sixteenth-century rebinding (see translation in von Euw/Plotzek I, p. 174). Department:
Object Number:
Ms. Ludwig II 6
This Gospel book was written in 1386 by Armenian monk and scribe Petros, who identifies himself in an inscription at the end of the manuscript. A portrait of Petros is also found in the book showing him seated and holding pen and ink next to his student. The manuscript was made in the Lake Van region and the illuminations, like others from that area, are characterized by ornamentally curved lines, an elastic conception of the human figure, and spiraling drapery folds. The text is written in Armenian.
In the Armenian tradition, the Gospel book is the focal point during the mass and it remains on the altar from which it is elevated at various moments during the service. This particular book begins with seven canon tables, which function as an index to the Gospels, followed by twenty-three full-page miniatures mainly dedicated to the life of Christ. Author portraits of the four Evangelists open each of the Gospels.
This manuscript was made using paper, which had largely replaced parchment in Armenia as early as the thirteenth century.
Media in category "MS. LUDWIG II 6 (Getty museum) - Armenian Gospel Book"
The following 31 files are in this category, out of 31 total.
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Bathing the Christ Child and The Presentation in the Temple - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.41 MB
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Canon Table Page - Google Art Project (6823876).jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.7 MB
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Canon Table Page - Google Art Project (6823881).jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.85 MB
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Canon Table Page - Google Art Project (6828629).jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.61 MB
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Canon Table Page - Google Art Project (6849227).jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.78 MB
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Canon Table Page - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.67 MB
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Canon Title Page - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.85 MB
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Christ before Pilate; The Flagellation - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.57 MB
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Christ in Majesty Surrounded by the Symbols of the Four Evangelists - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 5.43 MB
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Christ Washing the Apostles' Feet - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.63 MB
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Decorated Incipit Page - Google Art Project (6821876).jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 5.21 MB
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Decorated Incipit Page - Google Art Project (6828636).jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.91 MB
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Decorated Incipit Page - Google Art Project (6855241).jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.84 MB
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Decorated Incipit Page - Google Art Project (6855243).jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.92 MB
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Saint John the Evangelist Dictating - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.09 MB
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Saint Luke - Google Art Project (6815274).jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.16 MB
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Saint Mark - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.47 MB
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Saint Matthew - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 3.98 MB
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The Ascension - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 3.62 MB
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The Baptism of Christ - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.04 MB
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The Crucifixion and The Deposition - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 6.23 MB
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The Entry into Jerusalem - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.62 MB
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The Feeding of the Five Thousand; Jesus Walking on the Water - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.62 MB
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The Healing of the Blind; The Healing of the Possessed - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.7 MB
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The Healing of the Paralytic; The Raising of Lazarus - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.5 MB
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The Nativity and The Adoration of the Magi - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.78 MB
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The Sacrifice of Isaac and The Annunciation - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.71 MB
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The Scribe Petros and his Pupils - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.76 MB
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The Transfiguration - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.24 MB
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The Virgin and Child Enthroned - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.97 MB
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The Women at the Tomb; The Descent into Limbo - Google Art Project.jpg 3,106 × 4,508; 4.73 MB