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Bible of Yerevan

Sargis Pidzak Armenian

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At the bottom left is a rare image of a medieval artist at work. Sargis Pidzak has depicted himself painting the manuscript’s donor, Catholicos Hakob II, in his official robes. Over the large donor image, the evangelist Saint Matthew writes the first letter of his text. The marginal markers beside his text show the dove of the Holy Spirit announcing the Nativity and the Angel appearing to Joseph in a dream.

Bible of Yerevan, Sargis Pidzak (Armenian, active 14th century), Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; 546 folios, Armenian

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Bible of Yerevan, Sargis Pidzak (Armenian, active 14th century), Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; 546 folios, Armenian
Bible of Yerevan, Sargis Pidzak (Armenian, active 14th century), Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; 546 folios, Armenian
Bible of Yerevan, Sargis Pidzak (Armenian, active 14th century), Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; 546 folios, Armenian

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