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'''The Gospels of Queen Mlké''' ({{langx|hy|Մլքե թագուհու Ավետարան}}) is one of oldest ] dated 851 or 862 and is kept in the ] abbey on ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nersessian |first=Vrej |title=Treasures from the Ark: 1700 years of Armenian Christian art |date=2001 |publisher=British Library |others=J. Paul Getty Museum |isbn=978-0-89236-639-2 |location=London |pages=181-182}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Caucasian Albania |date=2023 |publisher=de Gruyter |isbn=978-3-11-079468-7 |pages=145}}</ref> It is named after the wife of ] of ], who had it restored in the 10th century and is composed of 464 lambskin pages.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://agbu.org/armenian-woman/crowning-glory |title= Crowning Glory: The power of ancient Armenian queen |last=Sanders|first=Gloria|publisher=AGBU Magazine |date=September 1, 2022 |website=]|access-date=December 23, 2024}}</ref> '''The Gospels of Queen Mlké''' ({{langx|hy|Մլքե թագուհու Ավետարան}}) is one of oldest ] dated 851 or 862 and is kept in the ] abbey on ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nersessian |first=Vrej |title=Treasures from the Ark: 1700 years of Armenian Christian art |date=2001 |publisher=British Library |others=J. Paul Getty Museum |isbn=978-0-89236-639-2 |location=London |pages=181-182}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Caucasian Albania |date=2023 |publisher=de Gruyter |isbn=978-3-11-079468-7 |pages=145}}</ref> It is named after the wife of ] of ], who had it restored in the 10th century and is composed of 464 lambskin pages.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://agbu.org/armenian-woman/crowning-glory |title= Crowning Glory: The power of ancient Armenian queens |last=Sanders|first=Gloria|publisher=AGBU Magazine |date=September 1, 2022 |website=]|access-date=December 23, 2024}}</ref>


== References == == References ==

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9th-century Armenian illuminated manuscript
Saint Matthew portrait from the Gospel of Queen Mlke.

The Gospels of Queen Mlké (Armenian: Մլքե թագուհու Ավետարան) is one of oldest Armenian illuminated manuscripts dated 851 or 862 and is kept in the Mekhitarist abbey on San Lazzaro degli Armeni. It is named after the wife of King Gagik I of Vaspurakan, who had it restored in the 10th century and is composed of 464 lambskin pages.

References

  1. Nersessian, Vrej (2001). Treasures from the Ark: 1700 years of Armenian Christian art. J. Paul Getty Museum. London: British Library. pp. 181–182. ISBN 978-0-89236-639-2.
  2. Caucasian Albania. de Gruyter. 2023. p. 145. ISBN 978-3-11-079468-7.
  3. Sanders, Gloria (September 1, 2022). "Crowning Glory: The power of ancient Armenian queens". AGBU. AGBU Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
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