Copy of The Gospel according to the four Evangelists

Object Details

• Description

  Two hundred and sixty-one parchment leaves written in angular erkat'agir (uncial). Initials, paragraphs, titles, arcades, and six miniatures in colors and gold. Volume in tooled leather binding with fourchee-like cross tooled on the front cover.

• Provenance

  To 1950

  Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1]

  From 1950

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  America Meets Asia at the Freer Gallery of Art (May 9, 1993 to April 18, 1998)

  Armenian Manuscripts (May 15, 1979 to March 11, 1980)

  Christian Art (December 1, 1971 to April 7, 1978)

  Christian Art (January 1, 1963 to May 15, 1968)

  Untitled Exhibition, Armenian and Byzantine Art (July 28, 1958 to January 1, 1963)

  Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 6 Alcove (February 25, 1956 to July 22, 1958)

  Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Near Eastern Art, East Corridor (October 26, 1955 to November 10, 1955)

  Special Exhibition, Armenian Manuscripts and East Christian Art (February 15, 1955 to April 13, 1955)

  Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Near Eastern Art, 1947 (June 18, 1947 to October 26, 1955)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)

• Origin

  Armenia

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Manuscript

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1100s, 1300s

• Name

  Kevorkian, Hagop

• Place

  Armenia

• Topic

  Biblical Manuscripts, Saint Luke, Bible, John, Illustrated, Gospels, Saint Matthew, Peter, Moses (Biblical leader), Jesus Christ, Saint Mark, Virgin Mary

• Culture

  Christians

• Object Type

  Manuscripts