Armenia / Iran: Illuminated canon table from a gospel by Sembat, 13th century

Armenian illuminated manuscripts form a separate tradition, related to other forms of Medieval Armenian art, but also to the Byzantine tradition. The earliest surviving examples date from the Golden Age of Armenian art and literature in the 5th century.

Early Armenian Illuminated manuscripts are remarkable for their festive designs to the Armenian culture. The greatest Armenian miniaturist, Toros Roslin, lived in the 13th century.

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