Gospel Book

Illuminator Toros Taronatsi Armenian

Scriptorium Monastery of Gladzor Armenian

1300–1307

Not on view

On loan to The Met

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

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Title: Gospel Book
Illuminator: Toros Taronatsi (Armenian, 1276–ca. 1346)
Scriptorium: Monastery of Gladzor
Date: 1300–1307
Geography: Made in Eghegis or Noravank' and Gladzor, Siwnik
Culture: Armenian
Medium: Ink, pigments, and gold on parchment; 582 pages
Dimensions: 9 1/4 × 6 15/16 in. (23.5 × 17.6 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Credit Line: Armenian MS 1 (170/466), Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters