Descent into Hell and the Ascension from a Gospel according to Four Evangelists

Object Details

• Description

  Cilicia, Monastery of Grner, A.D. 1263; 294 parchment leaves, written by the priest Thoros in black and gold in two columns of 19 lines each; 13 full-page miniatures by various artists; marginal paintings. Modern reddish brown velvet binding in cardboard case covered with Near Eastern block printed linen.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (March 6, 1981 to May 7, 1984)

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

  Christian Art (April 10, 1978 to October 12, 1978)

  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)

• Origin

  Cilicia, Armenia

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Manuscript

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• Date

  1200s

• Place

  Armenia, Cilicia

• Topic

  Biblical Manuscripts, Bible, Illumination, Gospels

• Culture

  Christians

• Object Type

  Manuscripts