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.

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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