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Example of an Armenian illuminated manuscript. A explanation of the Canon Tables with a portrait of its author, Eusebius. Made in Isfahan, Persia.
Example of an Armenian illuminated manuscript. A explanation of the Canon Tables with a portrait of its author, Eusebius. Made in Isfahan, Persia.
One of the four oldest pages of Armenian miniatures. Echmiadzin gospels, 500s-600s AD. Miniatures of the Bible (in biblically chronological order); an
One of the four oldest pages of Armenian miniatures. Echmiadzin gospels, 500s-600s AD. Miniatures of the Bible (in biblically chronological order); annunciation of Zechariah, annunciation of Mary, adoration of the magi and the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.
Example of an Armenian illuminated manuscript from the Gladzor University, 13-14th century.
Example of an Armenian illuminated manuscript from the Gladzor University, 13-14th century.
Page from the Homiliary of Mush, Matenadaran, 1200-1202
Page from the Homiliary of Mush, Matenadaran, 1200-1202
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Christ Pantocrator seated in a capital "U" in an illuminated manuscript from the Badische Landesbibliothek, Germany (from c. 1220).
Christ Pantocrator seated in a capital "U" in an illuminated manuscript from the Badische Landesbibliothek, Germany (from c. 1220).
Image of two facing pages of the illuminated manuscript of "Isagoge", fols. 42b and 43a. On the top of the left hand page is an illuminated letter "D"
Image of two facing pages of the illuminated manuscript of "Isagoge", fols. 42b and 43a. On the top of the left hand page is an illuminated letter "D" – initial of "De urinarum differencia negocium" (The matter of the differences of urines). Inside the letter is a picture of a master on bench pointing at a raised flask while lecturing on the "Book on urines" of Theophilus. The right hand page is only shown in part. On its very bottom is an illuminated letter "U" – initial of "Urina ergo est colamentum sanguinis" (Urine is the filtrate of the blood). Inside the letter is a picture of a master holding up a flask while explaining the diagnostic significance of urine to a student or a patient. HMD Collection, MS E 78.
Inside the letter is a picture of a master in cathedra expounding on the Aphorisms of Hippocrates. Initial "V" rendered as "U" of "Vita brevis, ars ve
Inside the letter is a picture of a master in cathedra expounding on the Aphorisms of Hippocrates. Initial "V" rendered as "U" of "Vita brevis, ars vero longa", or "Life is short, but the art is long". "Isagoge", fol. 15b. HMD Collection, MS E 78.
Manuscript, Codex Manesse. Most manuscripts were ruled with horizontal lines that served as the baselines on which the text was entered.
Manuscript, Codex Manesse. Most manuscripts were ruled with horizontal lines that served as the baselines on which the text was entered.