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Gospel Book

The Morgan Library & Museum

17th–18th centuriesManuscripts & scrollsEthiopia at the Crossroads (2023)

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Plate 1Gospel Book, Armenia, ca. 1675-1725, calf binding, with mother-of-pearl plaques, a gilt-metal and bead necklace or headdress, a metal-thread embroidered floral panel forming a pocket, and two coins (upper cover); a metal bracelet, a gilt-metal cross, 30 (of 31) seals in Arabic, Armenian, and Greek scripts, two earrings, and two semiprecious stones (lower cover), The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.1149.
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Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 335, cat. 232 (supplied scan PDF p. 332)
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Catalogue no. 232: Gospel Book. ca. 1675-1725; calf binding, with mother-of-pearl plaques, a gilt-metal and bead necklace or headdress, a metal-thread embroidered floral panel forming a pocket, and two coins (upper cover); a metal bracelet, a gilt-metal cross, 30 (of 31) seals in Arabic, Armenian, and Greek scripts, two earrings, and two semiprecious stones (lower cover); Armenia.

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Source date: ca. 1675-1725
Date evidence: Date supplied by the holding institution or source catalogue.
Holding institution: The Morgan Library & Museum
Recorded provenance: Armenia
Place evidence: Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
Catalogue source: Ethiopia at the Crossroads (2023)
Source record: Cat. 232
Source locator: Printed p. 335, cat. 232 (supplied scan PDF p. 332)
Source citation: Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).