This masterpiece of Armenian illumination was created before 1307 by monks at the theological school of Gladzor, who copied its text and painted its elaborate cycle of miniatures. Owned at various times by merchants and princes, the Gladzor Gospels is now in the Charles E. Young Research Library at the University of California at Los Angeles.
This beautiful, informative volume features color reproductions of many of the manuscript's intricate miniatures. The author discusses the production of manuscripts in the Middle Ages, then focuses on the Gladzor Gospels, examining the historical and social contexts at the time of its creation, the theological school of Gladzor, and the themes depicted in the manuscript's brilliant illuminations. This book was published to coincide with an exhibition that celebrated the 1,700th anniversary of the founding of the Armenian Church, during which the manuscript was displayed at the Getty Museum in 2001.
Thomas F. Mathews is a professor at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. Alice Taylor is professor of art history at West Los Angeles College and the author of Book Arts of Isfahan.
The hardcover edition of this book is out of print.
Price: $25.00 
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