The Giant Treasure of Matenadaran One of the gorgeous sights of Yerevan is Mashtots Avenue which stretches along many beautiful buildings, but the most gracious architectural one stands at the highest place at the edge of the avenue. This building made of steel color basalt is Matenadaran, research institute of ancient manuscripts after M. Mashtots […]
The Gospel of Sebastia of 1066 (Matenadaran N311)
The Treasures of Matenadaran The manuscripts of 11th century make a separate group of manuscripts in the history of Armenian miniature art. Though very few manuscripts of that period have reached to us, they express the nature and rich traditions of Armenian miniature art of the time. The sizes of the manuscripts of that period are […]
The treasures of Matenadaran: Manuscript number 9422
Miniature, the art of decorating manuscripts, has its special place in Armenian art, the infinity of which is not wholly discovered yet. Here Armenians’ characteristic features of artistic thinking, aesthetic perception, imprint of interaction with cultures of different countries and great love towards beaty have been expressed. The examples of Armenian miniature are spread in all over […]