ID: 700007313 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007313	Record Type: Movable Work
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Eight Leaves from the Zeyt'un Gospels (detached leaves; T'oros Roslin (Armenian, active 1256 - 1268) (Armenian Illum...; 1256; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 94.MB.71.1.1-8; Ms. 59)

Note: The Getty Museum is the repository for 8 leaves from the Zeyt'un Gospels. The Zeyt'un Gospels, made in the scriptorium at Hromklay for Katholikos Constantine I in 1256, are the earliest signed work of T'oros Roslin, the most accomplished illuminator and scribe in Armenia in the 1200s. These canon tables were separated from the manuscript at some point in the past and eventually acquired by the Getty Museum, while the rest of the manuscript is in a public collection in Armenia. Originally designed by Eusebius of Caesarea in the 300s, canon tables provide a concordance of related passages that describe the same events in more than one of the four Gospels. By the early Middle Ages, the columns of numbers were usually assembled within painted architectural structures. Though Roslin used this traditional format in all of his pages, he endlessly varied the ornamental designs and naturalistic elements, imbuing each page with individuality and vitality. Armenia established its own independent church in the 300s, distinct from both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. In medieval Armenia, religious books such as this one were believed to serve as heavenly intercessors for those involved with the books' creation, patronage, or care; Gospel books are among the most sumptuous of Armenian manuscripts.

Titles:

Eight Leaves from the Zeyt'un Gospels (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Zeyt'un Gospels (C,U,VL,English,U,U)

Ms. 59 (C,U,MD,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: items

Work Types:

detached leaves [300379890] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, gathered matter components, leaves (gathered matter))

Classifications:

manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: 1256

Creator Display:

T'oros Roslin (Armenian, active 1256 - 1268) (Armenian Illuminator); T'oros Roslin (Armenian, active 1256 - 1268) (Armenian Scribe) [preferred,JPGM]

illuminator T'oros Ṙoslin (Armenian illuminator, active 1256-1268) [500124878]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 94.MB.71.1.1-8; Ms. 59

Other: Creation: Rum Kalesi [7593131] Gaziantep (province), Turkey (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: formerly Hromklay, the site is now in Turkey

Display Materials: Tempera and gold paint on parchment

	tempera [300015062]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	gilt paint [300343596]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, metallic paint)

	parchment (animal material) [300011851]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, processed animal material)

Dimensions: Leaf: 26.5 x 19 cm (10 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

Cultures:

Armenian (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	canon tables [300198390]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by form>, graphic document genres, tables (documents)) (AAT)

Inscriptions: The leaves are not inscribed but the Gospels from which they derive are signed by the illuminator T'oros Roslin and dated 1256.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Eight Leaves from the Zeyt'un Gospels	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Zeyt'un Gospels	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Ms. 59	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)