Armenian book illumination
The Armenian Illumination was how the Armenian art in general, in Byzantine but also Syrian tradition. The most famous Armenian illuminator, Toros Roslin , lived in the 13th century.
The library Matenadaran in Yerevan houses the largest collection of Armenian luxury manuscripts for the 1997 World Documentary Heritage of UNESCO belongs. The most important objects include the Etchmiadzin Gospels from 989 with ivory book covers from the 6th century and the Mughni Gospels from around 1060.
The second largest collection of Armenian manuscripts is kept in St. James' Church in the Armenian quarter of Jerusalem . Other Armenian illuminated manuscripts can be found in the British Library , the Bibliothèque nationale de France , the Mechitarist libraries in Venice and Vienna, and in other large collections in Europe and the United States . The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) preserves a magnificent Armenian manuscript from the 14th century.
literature
- Kurt Weitzmann : The Armenian book illumination of the 10th and early 11th century. (= Istanbul research 4). Reindl, Bamberg 1933.
- Thomas F. Mathews , Roger S. Wieck (eds.): Treasures in Heaven. Armenian illuminated manuscripts. Pierpont Morgan Library, New York NY 1994, ISBN 0-87598-100-3
- Vahe Berberian, Caroline Lais-Tufenkian: Modern icon. Contemporary artists and the legacy of the Armenian illuminated manuscript. Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale CA 2001, ISBN 0-9710263-1-9
Web links
- Homepage of the Matenadaran library matenadaran.am
- Armenian Miniature Schools ( Memento from September 15, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) matenadaran.am
- Manuscripts. armenica.org
- Arts of Armenia-Miniatures. Fresno State, Armenian Studies Program