Skevra Evangeliary is an illuminated Armenian evangeliary from 12th century.[2]
| Skevra Evangeliary | |
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| National Library of Poland | |
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| Also known as | Lemberg Gospel |
| Type | codex, evangeliary |
| Date | late 12th century |
| Language(s) | Armenian |
| Size | 29x22 cm, 429 lvs |
| Accession | Rps 8101 III[1] |
It is one of the world's most valuable Armenian manuscripts, dating from the late 12th century.[2] The manuscript came to Poland in the 15th century and from the late 16th century to the Second World War it was kept in the Armenian Cathedral in Lviv.[2] In 2006 the head of the Armenian Catholic Church in Poland, who is the Catholic Archbishop of Warsaw, placed the Evangeliary on deposit in the National Library of Poland.[2] From May 2024, the manuscript is presented at a permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth.[3][2]
The manuscript is an outstanding example of the illuminator's art from Lesser Armenia, or the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.[2] It is decorated with full-page miniatures depicting Evangelists and figurative, floral and zoomorphic initials[1] The manuscript contains 429 leaves, measuring 29 x 22 cm.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c ."Skevra Evangeliary". Polona (in Polish). National Library of Poland. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ a b c d e f Makowski & Sapała 2024, p. 77.
- ^ "Palace of the Commonwealth open to visitors". National Library of Poland. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
Bibliography
edit- Makowski, Tomasz; Sapała, Patryk, eds. (2024). The Palace of the Commonwealth. Three times opened. Treasures from the National Library of Poland at the Palace of the Commonwealth. Warsaw: National Library of Poland.
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