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Bible

Patron Esayi Ntchetsi Armenian
Illuminator Toros Taronatsi Armenian
Scriptorium Monastery of Gladzor Armenian
1318
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Bible
  • Patron:
    Esayi Ntchetsi (Armenian, 1260/65–1338)
  • Illuminator:
    Toros Taronatsi (Armenian, 1276–ca. 1346)
  • Scriptorium:
    Monastery of Gladzor
  • Date:
    1318
  • Geography:
    Made in Gladzor
  • Culture:
    Armenian
  • Medium:
    Ink, pigments, and gold on parchment; 588 folios
  • Dimensions:
    10 1/4 × 7 1/16 in. (26 × 18 cm)
    Weight: 6.9 lb. (3150g)
  • Classification:
    Manuscripts and Illuminations
  • Credit Line:
    “Matenadaran” Mesrop Mashtots‘ Institute-Museum of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan, Armenia (ms 206)
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters