"The Matenadaran in Yerevan. The ‘Library’ of Armenian manuscripts par excellence" The Matenadaran in Yerevan is the main library of Armenian manuscripts in the world. Focusing on this institution, this article briefy retraces its history and describes its aims, activities, and current organization. Some of the treasures kept in the institution are also reviewed. The richness of the material is such as to allow scholars to reconstruct the main stages in the history of Armenian illumination painting from the 9th to the 19th century.
Il Matenadaran di Erevan: la ʻBibliotecaʼ di manoscritti armeni per eccellenza / Khachik Harutyunyan; Anna Sirinian. - In: RIVISTA DI STORIA DELLA MINIATURA. - ISSN 1126-4772. - STAMPA. - 25:(2021), pp. 200-217.
Il Matenadaran di Erevan: la ʻBibliotecaʼ di manoscritti armeni per eccellenza
Anna Sirinian
2021
Abstract
"The Matenadaran in Yerevan. The ‘Library’ of Armenian manuscripts par excellence" The Matenadaran in Yerevan is the main library of Armenian manuscripts in the world. Focusing on this institution, this article briefy retraces its history and describes its aims, activities, and current organization. Some of the treasures kept in the institution are also reviewed. The richness of the material is such as to allow scholars to reconstruct the main stages in the history of Armenian illumination painting from the 9th to the 19th century.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.