The Gospel of Prince Vasak and the Iconographic Traditions of Armenian Royal Manuscripts of Cilicia
Yerevan: Emma Chookaszian, 2023. Sewn cl. This is the first scholarly study of the Second Gospel of Prince Vasak from the Treasury of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem (manuscript number 2568/13). The author uses historical context and stylistic analysis of the manuscript to establish the manuscript's date as late thirteenth century. The author also infers much about the patron and the artists who illuminated the manuscript. Section headings: Baron Vasak, prince of the princes, brother of the king of the Armenians; description and provenance of the second Gospel of Prince Vasak; the art of the manuscript: artists and dating; binding; canon tables; portraits of the evangelists; title pages; nativity and the Adoration of the the Magi; baptism of Christ; crucifixion; holy women at the sepulcher; annunciation; presentation in the temple; ascension; washing of the feet; thematic marginal illustrations; portrait of Prince Vasak and his two sons; conclusion; bibliography; list of illustrations. 192 p., 29 cm, approx. 200 color illus., Armenian and ENGLISH. Item #4997
ISBN: 9789939043463
Price: $176.00