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Page from a Book with Biblical Texts

Armenian

Artwork Details

Page from a Book with Biblical Texts
15th-17th century
Armenian
ink on glazed paper
15 1/16 x 10 in. (38.26 x 25.4 cm);19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in. (49.05 x 36.35 cm)
Museum purchase
1958/1.162

Description

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.

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