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Title

  • [Four gospels]

Names

  • Melikʻsētʻ, scribe, active in seventeenth century, scribe

Created / Published

  • 1683-1684.

Contents

  • Gospel of Matthew has missing leaves; Gospel of Mark begins on leaf 79; Gospel of Luke begins on leaf 122; Gospel of John begins on leaf 193.

Notes

  • -  In Armenian.
  • -  Binding (not original): stamped brown goat's leather over boards; two leather clasps with holes by which to hook nails on page one of cover.
  • -  Illustrations: pen-drawn decorations; initials.
  • -  Carbon ink. Colors: black, blue, green.
  • -  Manuscript text.
  • -  Text in 2 columns: 7.5 cm. x 2.5 cm.
  • -  "Ard yishetsʻēkʻ zbaremit ewzhezahogi ěz[ ] Melikʻsētʻ ... "--Colophon.
  • -  "Armenian MSS. 6006"--Cover of box.
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  Near East 37/39

Medium

  • [33-251] leaves : parchment ; 11 x 9 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BS95.5 .F6 1683

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022403317

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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MelikʻSētʻ, Scribe, Active In Seventeenth Century, Scribe. Four Gospels. to 1684, 1683. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2022403317/.

APA citation style:

MelikʻSētʻ, S. (1683) Four Gospels. to 1684. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2022403317/.

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MelikʻSētʻ, Scribe, Active In Seventeenth Century, Scribe. Four Gospels. to 1684, 1683. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2022403317/>.