Publication Details:

Medieval and Early Modern Armenian Studies is a biannual (two issues per year), peer-reviewed academic journal published in English, French, German, and Italian by the ''Matenadaran'' Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts. It encourages interdisciplinary research on medieval and early modern history and culture, with a particular emphasis on Armenian Studies.

Journal or Publication Title:

Matenadaran: Medieval and Early Modern Armenian Studies (MEMAS)

Date of publication:

2024

Volume:

1

Number:

2

ISSN:

e-3041-5063

Additional Information:

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Title:

Armenian Amulet Scrolls in the Collections of Paris

Creator:

Ghazaryan, Davit

Contributor(s):

Editor-in-Chief Aram Topchyan ; Managing Editor Ani Shahnazaryan

Subject:

History

Uncontrolled Keywords:

amulet scroll ; The National Library of France ; manuscript ; Basmadjians’ collection ; Wise and Foolish Virgins ; the Evil Eagle

Coverage:

143-169

Abstract:

This paper describes the Armenian amulet scrolls kept in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) and in the private collection of Garig and Varvara Basmadjians in Paris. It is based on the author’s research carried out in 2016, when he was a recipient of the “Sirarpie Der-Nersessian Association” scholarship. Before listing and describing those items, the author refers to the etymology of the word hmayil (“amulet scroll”), mentions the other Armenian names of amulet scrolls, provides general information on what they are, lists the most important libraries where those scrolls are kept, and classifies the miniatures (of the fifteenth– nineteenth centuries) found in them into 5 groups.

Publisher:

Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts

Type:

Article

Format:

pdf

Language:

ge ; en ; it ; fr