Nestorian Evangelion
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 312 by 198 mm, 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:
Folio 1v: Annunciation
Folio 2r: Adoration of the Magi
Folio 2v: Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
Folio 3r: Resurrection of Lazarus
Folio 3v: Triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Folio 3bis r: Baptism of Jesus
Folio 3bis v: Transfiguration of Jesus
Folio 4r: Washing of the Feet
Folio 4v: Crucifixion of Jesus
Folio 5r: Burial of Jesus
Folio 5v: Harrowing of Hell
Folio 6r: Holy Women at Christ's Tomb
Folio 6v: Ascension of Jesus
Folio 7r: Pentecost
Folio 7v: Last Judgment
Folio 8r: Last Judgment
Folio 8v: Saint Matthew Writing; Saint Mark
Folio 9r: Saint Luke; Saint John and Saint Prochorus
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Drège, Jean-Pierre (1992). Marco Polo y la Ruta de la Seda. 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.
- ^ "Patrimoines partagés : Christianisme". heritage.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Volume de peintures illustrant la vie de Jésus : view 45". gallica.bnf.fr. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Cote : Syriaque 344". archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ 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 (in French). Paris: P. Geuthner. pp. 417–418.
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- Gospel Books
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- Syriac manuscripts
- Church of the East
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- Bibliothèque nationale de France collections
- Byzantine illuminated manuscripts