Armenian Manuscript Bifolium

Illuminator Minas (?)

15th century · Tempera and gold leaf on paper · Medieval Art

Canon tables, a widely used comparative index to the gospels, were developed by Eusebius of Caesarea for his pupil Carpianus who appears in the headpiece of the explanatory page on the right. When bound, the tables on the left would have been one of the following index pages.

Artist

Illuminator Minas (?)

Date

15th century

Medium

Tempera and gold leaf on paper

Culture

Armenian

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of Linda Barker and Lore Hilburg, in memory of their mother, Judith E. Hilburg, 2014