STUDY OF SOME ILLUMINATED MINIATURES FROM OF THE ARMENIAN GOSPEL (COD. 7482, 1378 AD) PRESERVED IN MATENADARAN

Abstract

About a century ago, Armenian illuminated manuscripts attracted the attention of scholars and lovers of art. Since that time intensive studies of medieval Armenian art had been conducted a unique historical panorama of the art of illumination, embracing more than thirteen centuries has been given. The heritage of a number of miniature schools and their outstanding representatives has been studied; the significance of medieval Armenian painting in the history of world art has been revealed. This research deals with Study of some illuminated miniatures from a Gospel of the Syunik type preserved in Matenadaran Mashtots, Armenian (cod. 7482).