Four Gospels

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Add 15411
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1321
  • Language of Material
    • Armenian
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 312 ff Vellum. 312 folios, with the original first 3 folios lost and a further 1 folio lost after f.310. 14.5 x 10.5 cm (written surface 9 x 6.5 cm). Text in two columns of 20 lines. Text is written in bolorgir, with the final colophon on f.311 in a later hand than the main text. Binding is modern brown leather.

Scope and Content

An Armenian manuscript containing:. The Four Gospels. ff.1v-2r, 3v-4r, 5v-6r, 7v-8r Canon tables. ff.10r-90r Gospel of St Matthew. ff.92r-147v Gospel of St Mark. ff.148r-241r Gospel of St Luke. ff.242r-310r Gospel of St John. ff.310r-311v Colophons. Further notices of ownership and intercession are written on ff.9v, 88v, 91r, 147v, 241r-v, 257v. Major decorations:. ff.9v, 91v, 241v Portraits of the Evangelists. Headpieces for each Gospel, as well as arabesques and marginal figures throughout.

Access Information

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Other 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 22-24.

Bibliography

Conybeare, F.C. 1913. A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: The British Museum. pp 22-24.