Ritual Book of Ordination (Dzernadrut'ean Mashtots')

1248

Not on view

On loan to The Met

This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Title: Ritual Book of Ordination (Dzernadrut'ean Mashtots')
Date: 1248
Geography: Made in Zarnuk, Melitene region? near Cilicia
Culture: Armenian
Medium: Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; 45 bifolia with lacunae
Dimensions: bifolia: 7 1/2 × 10 9/16 in. (19 × 26.8 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Credit Line: Armenian Mekhitarist Congregation, Library of San Lazzaro Abbey, Venice, Italy (ms 1657/440)
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters