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T'oros Roslin Gospels, The holy women at the sepulchre, This manuscript was made in 1262 by Toros Roslin, an extremely prominent illuminator, who extended the range of manuscript illuminations by introducing a whole cycle of images into the gospels rather than, as was traditional, only including the portraits of the evangelists. This particular manuscript was created at the scriptorium of Hromkla, which became the leading artistic center of Armenian Cilicia under the rule of catholicos Constantine I (1221-1267).Toros created this manuscript under commission from the nephew of Constantine, a priest also named Toros. It is one of seven known manuscripts bearing Toros Roslins signature, and it is the most sumptuous of them all, with 15 miniatures and 67 smaller illustrations. The style of the images suggests that Toros had several assistants helping with the illustrations, though the overall quality remains extremely high. The manuscript was long cherished within the Armenian church. Even in the seventeenth century, its illumination served as a model for Armenian scribes, particularly Bargham and his son Mikayel; in the latter manuscript, Mikayel explicitly refers to 'the excellent scribe Toros, surnamed Roslin.'.

T'oros Roslin Gospels, The holy women at the sepulchre, This manuscript was made in 1262 by Toros Roslin, an extremely prominent illuminator, who extended the range of manuscript illuminations by introducing a whole cycle of images into the gospels rather than, as was traditional, only including the portraits of the evangelists. This particular manuscript was created at the scriptorium of Hromkla, which became the leading artistic center of Armenian Cilicia under the rule of catholicos Constantine I (1221-1267).Toros created this manuscript under commission from the nephew of Constantine, a priest also named Toros. It is one of seven known manuscripts bearing Toros Roslins signature, and it is the most sumptuous of them all, with 15 miniatures and 67 smaller illustrations. The style of the images suggests that Toros had several assistants helping with the illustrations, though the overall quality remains extremely high. The manuscript was long cherished within the Armenian church. Even in the seventeenth century, its illumination served as a model for Armenian scribes, particularly Bargham and his son Mikayel; in the latter manuscript, Mikayel explicitly refers to 'the excellent scribe Toros, surnamed Roslin.'.
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T'oros Roslin Gospels, The holy women at the sepulchre, This manuscript was made in 1262 by Toros Roslin, an extremely prominent illuminator, who extended the range of manuscript illuminations by introducing a whole cycle of images into the gospels rather than, as was traditional, only including the portraits of the evangelists. This particular manuscript was created at the scriptorium of Hromkla, which became the leading artistic center of Armenian Cilicia under the rule of catholicos Constantine I (1221-1267).Toros created this manuscript under commission from the nephew of Constantine, a priest also named Toros. It is one of seven known manuscripts bearing Toros Roslins signature, and it is the most sumptuous of them all, with 15 miniatures and 67 smaller illustrations. The style of the images suggests that Toros had several assistants helping with the illustrations, though the overall quality remains extremely high. The manuscript was long cherished within the Armenian church. Even in the seventeenth century, its illumination served as a model for Armenian scribes, particularly Bargham and his son Mikayel; in the latter manuscript, Mikayel explicitly refers to 'the excellent scribe Toros, surnamed Roslin.'
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' EXCELLENT SCRIBE TOROS • 1221-1267 • 1262 • 13TH CENTURY • 15 MINIATURES • 67 SMALLER ILLUSTRATIONS • ARMENIA • ARMENIAN CHURCH • ARMENIAN CILICIA UNDER • ARMENIAN SCRIBES • ARMENIAN • BINDING • BOOK • BOOKBINDING • BROTHERS' HALL • BYZANTINE • CATHOLICOS CONSTANTINE I • CHRIST • CHRISTIAN • CHRISTIANS • CODEX • COLOPHON • CONSTANTINE • CREATED • DESK • ESCRITOIRE • EVANGELIST • EVANGELISTA • EVANGELISTARIUM • EVANGELISTAS • EVANGELISTS ALL • EVANGELISTS • EVANGELISTS, SYMBOL • EVEN • EXTENDED • EXTREMELY PROMINENT ILLUMINATOR • FURNITURE: DESK • GOSPELS • HIGH DESK • HOLY WOMEN • HROMKLA • ILLUMINATION SERVED • ILLUMINATION • ILLUSTRATION • IMAGES • INTRODUCING • JESUS CHRIST • JESUS • LATTER MANUSCRIPT • LEADING ARTISTIC CENTER • LECTERN • LIBRO • LONG CHERISHED WITHIN • MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATIONS • MANUSCRIPT UNDER COMMISSION • MANUSCRIPT • MANUSCRIPTS BEARING TOROS ROSLINS SIGNATURE • MIKAYEL EXPLICITLY REFERS • MINBAR • MINIATURE • MODEL • NEPHEW • OFFICE • OVERALL QUALITY REMAINS EXTREMELY HIGH • PAINT • PAINTING • PARTICULAR MANUSCRIPT • PARTICULARLY BARGHAM • PASSION OF CHRIST • PASSION • PEDESTAL • PLATFORM • PODIUM • PORTRAITS • PRIEST • PRIESTS • PULPIT • RANGE • RELIGION: CHRISTIAN • ROSTRUM • RULE • SCRIPTORIUM • SCRIPTURE • SEPULCHRE • SEVEN • SEVENTEENTH CENTURY • SEVERAL ASSISTANTS HELPING • SON MIKAYEL • STANDING DESK • STYLE • SUMPTUOUS • SURNAMED ROSLIN. ' • SYMBOL: EVANGELISTS • T'OROS ROSLIN GOSPELS • THOUGH • TOROS CREATED • TOROS ROSLIN • TOROS • TRADITIONAL • TRADITIONS • TREASURE • WHOLE CYCLE • WRITING DESK • WRITING ROOM