Gospels, Incipit page with Matthew Evangelist symbol, Virgin and Child, and two angels, This Armenian Gospel book was produced in 904 of the Armenian era (1455 CE) at the monastery of Gamail in Xizan by the scribe Yohanns Vardapet, son of Vardan and Dil¨at, and was illuminated by the priest Xaatur. The priest Pilipos commissioned the manuscript as a memorial to himself, his parents azar and Xutlumlik. Pilipos is depicted alongside his brothers Yusp and Sultan¨a, as they kneel before the Virgin and Child enthroned (Theotokos). The book contains 26 full-page polychrome miniatures, including 4 Evangelist portraits; ornately-designed canon tables; 4 decorated incipit pages; numerous marginal miniatures of floral and faunal motifs; and 19 marginal miniatures of biblical characters or allusions to biblical narratives.

Gospels, Incipit page with Matthew Evangelist symbol, Virgin and Child, and two angels, This Armenian Gospel book was produced in 904 of the Armenian era (1455 CE) at the monastery of Gamail in Xizan by the scribe Yohanns Vardapet, son of Vardan and Dil¨at, and was illuminated by the priest Xaatur. The priest Pilipos commissioned the manuscript as a memorial to himself, his parents azar and Xutlumlik. Pilipos is depicted alongside his brothers Yusp and Sultan¨a, as they kneel before the Virgin and Child enthroned (Theotokos). The book contains 26 full-page polychrome miniatures, including 4 Evangelist portraits; ornately-designed canon tables; 4 decorated incipit pages; numerous marginal miniatures of floral and faunal motifs; and 19 marginal miniatures of biblical characters or allusions to biblical narratives.

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