Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Armenia, Cilician Kingdom, Sis Catalogue 24

Alternative Title

Catalogue 24

Creator

University of South FloridaTampa Campus Library

Files

Publication Date

January 2001

Abstract

Seven large decorated headpieces featuring floral patterns and zoomorphic initials located on ff. 8v, 44r, 84r, 147r, 232v, 250v, and 269r. Three half-page headpieces with cusped arch design, floral patterns, and architectural motifs located on ff. 1r, 107r, and 186r. Several marginal decorations in purple, heavily cropped.

Keywords

Manuscripts, Armenia, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Hymns, Armenian

Notes

Text in Armenian. Original image found in: Sacred leaves liturgy & devotion: manuscripts from England to Ethiopia. Text identification: ff. 1r-8r: Canon of the birty of the Holy Theotokos; ff. 8v-43v: Canon of Teophany of the Lucernam or Lighting of Lamps; ff. 44r-83v: Canon of Shrove Tuesday; ff. 84r-106v: Canon of the Raising of Lazarus; ff. 107r-146v: Canon of Holy Easter; ff. 147r-185v: Canon of Pentecost; ff. 186r-232r: Canon of the Eve of the Holy Cross; ff. 232v-250r: Canon of the whole body of martyrs; ff. 250v-268v: Canon of the whole body of those that have died in Christ; ff. 269r-289v: Doxologies of the Resurrection of our Lord; ff. 290r-314v: Canon of Saints Nurses. Binding: Contemporary binding of brown leather wrapped over wooden boards, with gilt border on front, back, and spine; with paper edged in red. Provenance: Sotheby's Western manuscripts and miniatures, Tuesday 18 June 2002, lot 30. Items in this collection are only available online; we do not have physical copies of these items in the USF Library's Special Collections. The original items were returned to the donor.

Geographic Location

Armenia

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Media Type

illuminated manuscripts

Format

application/pdf

Identifier

S04-00154-catalogue-25-page06

Recommended Citation

University of South FloridaTampa Campus Library, "Hymnal (Saraknoc'), Armenia, Cilician Kingdom, Sis Catalogue 24" (2001). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 126.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/126