Gospel Book of the Archbishop John
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- Title: Gospel Book of the Archbishop John
- Date: 1289
- Geography: Made in Sis
- Culture: Armenian
- Medium: Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; 353 folios
- Dimensions: 10 3/16 × 7 11/16 in. (25.8 × 19.5 cm)
Weight: 6.2 lb. (2805g) - Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
- Credit Line: “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots‘ Institute-Museum of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan, Armenia (ms 197)
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters