Texts from the Old and the New Testaments, in Armenian [Armenia, 17th century]

Estimate

8,000 - 10,000 GBP

bidding is closed

Description

bodycolour on vellum

c.285x195mm, paper, iv+248+ii leaves, two columns, first part in 23 lines and second part in 20 lines, decorated and coloured initials, some made of birds, many pages affected by water damage throughout, brown leather over wooden boards with metal crosses and semi-precious stones

Catalogue Note

Acquired from Lennox Gallery, London, 1999, by the father of the present owner.

Apparently written by the Monk Movses.