. / Gospels of Queen Keran: Transition to Post-Roslin Era in Armenian Miniature Painting of Cilicia
Yerevan: Emma Chookaszian, 2024. Sewn cl. This is the first monograph devoted to the illuminated Gospel manuscripts which originated in the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia and was commissioned by Queen Keran in 1272. The manuscript is housed at the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem (manuscript number 2563), and scholarly access is limited. This publication with detailed scholarly exegesis contributes invaluable visual documents to the study of medieval painting and manuscript miniatures. The author puts the work in the context of the artistic tradition of Armenian miniature painting and relates it to the transitions of the post-Roslin era. The iconographic and stylistic innovations of the three artists who illuminated the manuscript mark a high point in medieval book art. The author studies the manuscript as a work of art and looks at the role of Queen Keran as patroness. 299 p., 29 cm, approx. 200 color illus., Armenian and ENGLISH. Item #4964
ISBN: 9789939047751
Section headings: the pious lady of all Armenia; description and history of the ms.; the golden binding of the ms.; the art of the manuscript and its painters; the art of the first miniaturist, the second, and the third; the canon tables; portraits of evangelists; title pages; thematic marginal illustrations; royal family portrait as art and patronage; conclusions; bibliography; tables of marginal illustrations.
Price: $179.00