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Monastery of Hṙomkla
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Title: Gospel Book
Scriptorium:
Monastery of Hṙomkla
Date: 1166
Geography: Made in Hromkla
Culture: Armenian
Medium: Tempera and ink on parchment
Dimensions:
11 3/16 × 8 7/8 × 4 7/8 in. (28.4 × 22.5 × 12.4 cm)
Weight: 5.6 lb. (2525g)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Credit Line: “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots‘ Institute-Museum of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan, Armenia (ms 7347)
