HMYAIL, 1698 - Lot 6

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HMYAIL, 1698 - Lot 6
HMYAIL, 1698 Prophylactic scroll (hmayil, հմայիլ) handwritten and illuminated on laid paper. Notragir script, dimensions: 497 x 9.7 cm. The colophon states that it was executed on September 21, 1698, for the benefit of Khoumri, probably in Constantinople. It consists of 13 miniatures. Very good condition, small gaps, in some parts margins damaged and restored, some illustrations missing (Adam and Eve, Annunciation, Saint Ners?s Shnorhali in the first part. The name Khumri (the recipient of the prayers) is written throughout the text and in the colophon in the same script as the text itself, meaning that it was originally commissioned by the recipient.
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