The Gospel Book of the Mekhitarist Congregation in Vienna

The Gospel Book of the Mekhitarist Congregation in Vienna

Armenia — Around 1000

The Gospel Book of the Mekhitarist Congregation in Vienna

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The Gospel Book of the Mekhitarist Congregation in Vienna

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Codicology

Alternative Titles
Das Evangeliar der Mechitharisten-Congregation zur Wien
Mkhitʻarean Miabanutʻiwn i Vienna
Codex 697
Size / Format
16 pages / 45.0 × 33.0 cm
Origin
Armenia
Date
Around 1000
Style
Language
Illustrations
4 full-page miniatures and 12 splendid canon tables
Facsimile Editions

#1 Das Evangeliar Codex 697 der Mechitharisten-Congregation zur Wien. Eine armenische Prachthandschrift der Jahrtausendwende und ihre spätantiken Vorbilder.

Union Verlag Berlin – Berlin, 1981

Publisher: Union Verlag Berlin – Berlin, 1981
Limited Edition: 1000 copies
Binding: Cloth binding, half vellum, gold tooling. Facsimile and commentary in one volume, which comes in a protective slipcase.
Commentary: 1 volume (42 pp.) by Heide and Helmut Buschhausen
Language: German
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