Gospel Book
This headpiece and text, which signals the beginning of the Gospel of Mark is from an awetaran (Gospel Book) that was copied on September 17, 1816 and donated to the church of St. Nikoghayos (St. Nicholas). Although the exact provenance is not known, based on style and the existence of a church of St. Nicholas in Constantinople (Istanbul) the manuscript probably was copied there. The text of the Gospels is complete but the illuminations are not, and the evangelists are not pictured with their respective Gospels. The manuscript has been trimmed and is water damaged yet still witnesses to its onetime beauty.
This headpiece and text, which signals the beginning of the Gospel of Mark is from an <em>awetaran</em> (Gospel Book) that was copied on September 17, 1816 and donated to the church of St. Nikoghayos (St. Nicholas). Although the exact provenance is not known, based on style and the existence of a church of St. Nicholas in Constantinople (Istanbul) the manuscript probably was copied there. The text of the Gospels is complete but the illuminations are not, and the evangelists are not pictured with their respective Gospels. The manuscript has been trimmed and is water damaged yet still witnesses to its onetime beauty.