The Future of the Past: Toward the Preservation of Armenian Manuscripts
Interior manuscript page of the Zeytun Gospels, showing the work of 13th-century Armenian illustrator, Toros Roslin Zeytun Gospels: First page of the Gospel of St. Mark BY TAMAR BOYADJIAN 25/2/2011 On January 19, 2011, the University of California, Los Angeles hosted a lecture by UC Davis Art History Professor Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh, entitled “Heritage in Conflict: The Modern Life of a Medieval Manuscript.” Watenpaugh’s lecture focused on the conflict surrounding the seven detached leaves of Canon Tables belonging to the Zeytʿun Gospels, which recently resurfaced after their mysterious disappearance half a century ago.
Interior manuscript page of the Zeytun Gospels, showing the work of 13th-century Armenian illustrator, Toros Roslin Zeytun Gospels: First page of the Gospel of St. Mark BY TAMAR BOYADJIAN 25/2/2011 On January 19, 2011, the University of California, Los Angeles hosted a lecture by UC Davis Art History Professor Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh, entitled “Heritage in Conflict: The Modern Life of a Medieval Manuscript.” Watenpaugh’s lecture focused on the conflict surrounding the seven detached leaves of Canon Tables belonging to the Zeytʿun Gospels, which recently resurfaced after their mysterious disappearance half a century ago.
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The Future of the Past: Toward the Preservation of Armenian Manuscripts
