Commentary on the Psalms

Author Grigor Tatevatsi Armenian
1449
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Commentary on the Psalms
  • Author: Grigor Tatevatsi (Armenian, 1346–1409/10)
  • Date: 1449
  • Geography: Made in Caffa (Feodosia), Crimea
  • Culture: Armenian
  • Medium: Tempera, gold and ink on paper, except for one folio in parchment (14v); 386 folios
  • Dimensions: 7 5/16 × 5 11/16 × 3 1/16 in. (18.5 × 14.5 × 7.8 cm)
    Weight: 3.1 lb. (1415g)
  • Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
  • Credit Line: “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots‘ Institute-Museum of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan, Armenia (ms 1203)
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters