Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1994
Publisher
Sorbonne University, Section des Sciences Historiques et Philologiques (France)/Peeters
Departments
Art and Art History
Abstract
Comparative studies of Byzantine and Armenian illuminated manuscripts invariably highlight the Armenian debt to Byzantium1. Byzantine influence on Armenian illumination can be observed as early as the eleventh century2. The narrative cycle of the Gospelbook of King Gagik of Kars3 (dated 1045-54) reflects the influence of both the Byzantine frieze Gospels in Paris (Bibl. Nat., cod. gr. 74) and the Lectionary in Athos (Dionysiou, cod. 587)4. Byzantine impact on later production may also be noted. Buschhausen has recently demonstrated that the majority or the narrative illustrations in the fourteenth-century Armenian Gospels, Vienna. Mekhitharist Library, cod. 242 were created by Greek artists in Armenian service5. In view of the strength of Byzantine influence in the Armenian sphere, it is interesting to note an example that runs counter to this trend. This study will demonstrate that an Armenian artist executed the evangelist portraits of a Greek Gospe l book. Bresc ia, Civica Biblioteca, Fonclo Qucrini , cod. A. VI. 26.
Recommended Citation
Maxwell, Kathleen "Armenian Additions to a Greek Gospelbook: Brescia, Biblioteca Civica Queriniana A.VI.26." Revue des études Arméniennes 25 (1994-5): 337-352.
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Copyright © 1994 Peeters. Reprinted with permission.