Four Gospels in Armenian, 1434/35, Armenian, Tempera and gold on paper; stamped leather binding, Overall: 11 1/16 x 7 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (28.1 x 19.4 x 8.5 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Illuminated manuscripts are among the finest works of Armenian art as the 'Word' has been the primary focus of veneration in the Armenian Church since its founding in the early fourth century. In the fifteenth century under Mongol domination in the region of Khizan near Lake Van (now in Turkey), Armenian artists developed the dramatic narrative style of illumination seen here
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