Armenian Gospel Iconography: The Tradition of the Glajor Gospel
- ISBN-10
- 0884021831
- ISBN-13
- 9780884021834
- Category
- Bible
- Pages
- 246
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Authors
- Thomas F. Mathews, Avedis Krikor Sanjian, Mary Virginia Orna
Description
This is the first monographic study of the Glajor Gospel, a 14th-century illuminated Armenian manuscript. In addition to critical studies of the iconography of the illuminations, the authors provide the history of the manuscript and the political and cultural setting in which it was produced, and the history of the monastery and school of Glajor.
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