ID: 700008763 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008763	Record Type: Movable Work
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Gospel Book (illuminated manuscript; Unknown Armenian (Armenian Illuminator); scribe: Petros; cov...; 1386; Cover, 1542; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 83.MB.70; Ms. Ludwig II 6)

Note: 260 folios, 23 full-page miniatures, 7 decorated canon table pages, 4 headpieces. This Gospel book was written in 1386 by Armenian monk and scribe Petros, who identifies himself in an inscription at the end of the manuscript. A portrait of Petros is also found in the book showing him seated and holding pen and ink next to his student. The manuscript was made in the Lake Van region and the illuminations, like others from that area, are characterized by ornamentally curved lines, an elastic conception of the human figure, and spiraling drapery folds. The text is written in Armenian.In the Armenian tradition, the Gospel book is the focal point during the mass and it remains on the altar from which it is elevated at various moments during the service. This particular book begins with seven canon tables, which function as an index to the Gospels, followed by twenty-three full-page miniatures mainly dedicated to the life of Christ. Author portraits of the four Evangelists open each of the Gospels. This manuscript was made using paper, which had largely replaced parchment in Armenia as early as the 13th century.

Titles:

Gospel Book (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Ms. Ludwig II 6 (C,U,MD,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: volume

Work Types:

illuminated manuscript [300265483] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by conditions of production>, manuscripts (documents))

evangeliary [300026466]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by function>, religious texts, liturgical texts, lectionaries)

book [300028051]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), information artifacts, <information artifacts by physical form>)

Classifications:

manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: 1386; Cover, 1542

Creator Display:

Unknown Armenian (Armenian Illuminator); scribe: Petros; cover Hovannes [preferred,JPGM]

scribe Petros (Armenian scribe and illuminator, active 1386) [500003978]

illuminators unknown Armenian (Armenian cultural designation) [500202877]

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: 83.MB.70; Ms. Ludwig II 6

Other: Creation: Van Gölü [1119011] Turkey (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Black ink and watercolors on paper bound between wood boards covered with dark brown kidskin

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	watercolor (paint) [300015045]
	.......(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)

	paper (fiber product) [300014109]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>)

	wood board [300162666]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, <wood by product>)

	kidskin [300255987]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, collagenous material, skin (collagenous material))

Dimensions: Leaf: 24 x 16.5 cm (9 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Cultures:

Armenian (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Gospels, the [901001625]
	.....((Bible, New Testament, Bible, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Named written and performed works, Literature and Performing Arts)) (ICON)

	Armenian (language) [300387870]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), language-related concepts, <languages and writing systems>, <languages and writing systems by specific type>, Indo-European (language family)) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Secondary Inscription: Fols. 257-259: lengthy colophon giving detailed information regarding scribe and provenance (see translation in von Euw/Plotzek I, pp. 172-174). Fol. 260: lengthy colophon giving detailed information regarding sixteenth-century rebinding (see translation in von Euw/Plotzek I, p. 174).

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
Gospel Book	........ [VP,JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Ms. Ludwig II 6	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

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

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