Nestorian Evangelion
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS syr. 344
The spine with the title Vie de Jésus-Christ
Also known asVie de Jésus-Christ
TypeGospel Book
Date16th century
Language(s)Syriac
Armenian
Size31.2 cm × 19.8 cm
ScriptSyriac
Armenian
ContentsLife of Jesus

The Nestorian Evangelion[1] (French: Évangéliaire nestorien,[2] also known as Vie de Jésus-Christ ['Life of Jesus Christ']; Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS syr. 344) is a 16th-century Church of the East Gospel Book which contains 18 illustrations depicting the life of Jesus Christ, with captions in Syriac (larger in size) and Armenian.[3] The manuscript was donated by the Chaldean Catholic archbishop Addaï Scher to the Bibliothèque nationale de France in 1909.[4]

Introduction

The manuscript consists of 10 folios measuring 31.2 centimetres (12.3 in) by 19.8 centimetres (7.8 in), f1r and f10v (f9v) are blank. According to Jules Leroy, this manuscript would be an illustrated section of a Syriac Gospel Book the MS Syriac No. 15 kept by the Chaldean Patriarchate of Mosul. The 18 illustrations would have been originally attached to the end of that Gospel Book of Mosul.[5] If the belonging to the Gospel of Mosul is proven, this manuscript could date back to the year 1497 AD (1806 AG) and have been copied in the village of 'WRG, in the diocese of Siirt at the time of the patriarch Mar Simeon, and of Mar Yuḥanon, the bishop of Athel, by someone named Abraham who is the son of Dodo.[4]

Illustrations

The eighteen illustrations:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Drège, Jean-Pierre (1992). Marco Polo y la Ruta de la Seda [Marco Polo and the Silk Road]. Collection «Aguilar Universal●Historia» (nº 31) (in Spanish). Translated by López Carmona, Mari Pepa. Madrid: Aguilar, S. A. de Ediciones. pp. 43 & 187. ISBN 978-8-4036-0187-1. OCLC 630078906.
  2. ↑ "Patrimoines partagés: Christianisme". heritage.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Volume de peintures illustrant la vie de Jésus: view 45" [Volume of paintings illustrating the life of Jesus: view 45]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Cote: Syriaque 344" [Rating: Syriac 344]. archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Leroy, Jules (1964). Les manuscrits syriaques à peintures conservés dans les bibliothèques d'Europe et d'Orient: Contribution à l'étude de l'iconographie des églises de langue syriaque [The Syriac manuscripts with paintings kept in the libraries of Europe and the Orient: Contribution to the study of the iconography of the Syriac-speaking churches] (in French). Paris: P. Geuthner. pp. 417–418.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.