Oskan Bible

Engraver woodcuts mostly by Christoffel van Sichem II Dutch
1666
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Oskan Bible
  • Engraver: woodcuts mostly by Christoffel van Sichem II (Dutch, ca. 1581–1658)
  • Date: 1666
  • Geography: Made in Amsterdam
  • Culture: Armenian
  • Medium: Ink on paper with gold-tooled leather binding; 1–628 and 1–832 pages (two pagination systems in one volume; missing pages 833–34)
  • Dimensions: 10 3/8 × 8 1/8 in. (26.4 × 20.7 cm)
  • Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
  • Credit Line: Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters