Gospel Book
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- Title: Gospel Book
- Date: 1684
- Geography: Made in Kaffa
- Culture: Armenian
- Medium: Text: tempera, ink, and gold on parchment; binding: silver-gilt (?), 10 porcelain medallions; 278 folios
- Dimensions: 11 3/16 × 9 3/16 × 3 11/16 in. (28.4 × 23.4 × 9.4 cm)
Weight: 10.3 lb. (4680g) - Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
- Credit Line: "Matenadaran" Mesrop Mashtots Institute-Museum of Ancient Manuscripts, ms 6341
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters