Leaf from a Bible with decorated initial and vegetal ornament / Artist Unknown, Armenia

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Accession Number
1958/1.162
Title
Leaf from a Bible with decorated initial and vegetal ornament
Artist Nationality
Armenian
Medium and Support
ink on glazed paper
Object Creation Date
early 15th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Armenia (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Armenia (nation)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Style/Group/Movement
medieval
Dimensions
38.4 cm x 25.5 cm (15 1/8 in. x 10 1/16 in.)
Century
15th century
Primary Object Classification
Books and Folios
Primary Object Type
manuscript
Secondary Object Classification
Books and Folios
Secondary Object Type
leaf
Physical Description
This page from a manuscript features two columns of text written in Armenian. An animal-shaped initial, composed of two stylized birds pecking one another, appears in the lower right column. The lower left margin is decorated with a sidebar that elegantly combines geometric and plant motifs. The decorative elements are painted in pink and blue with touches of reddish orange.
Subject Matter
This leaf from a Bible contains part of the Gospel of Matthew written in Armenian and arranged in two columns. The initial in the lower right column in the shape of two pecking birds calls attention to the beginning of a new section within the text. The graceful curved forms of this initial and the ornamental sidebar in the left margin echo the flowing rhythm of the handwritten script.
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1958/1.162
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"Leaf from a Bible with decorated initial and vegetal ornament; Artist Unknown, Armenia." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1958-sl-1.162/1958_1.162.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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