Illuminating an Armenian Collection of Manuscripts

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Campo DC	Valore
dc.identifier	ECF_article_1452
dc.title	Illuminating an Armenian Collection of Manuscripts. A Forgotten Treasure in the Layard Collection
dc.contributor.author	Riva Cecilia
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Articolo
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/riviste/venezia-arti/2018/1/illuminating-an-armenian-collection-of-manuscripts/
dc.description.abstract	In 1902 Enid Layard bequeathed four illuminated Armenian manuscripts, belonging to her late husband, to the Armenian Mekhitarist College of Venice and to the Correr Museum. This survey retraces the manuscripts’ earlier provenance and their arrival in the Venetian collections. Austen Henry Layard’s private papers and publications attest to a close relationship with the Armenian community, both in Constantinople and Venice. The aim of this paper is not only to show more fully the early reception of Armenian artworks in a Western context, but also to present a first study of these manuscripts by providing some comparisons.
dc.relation.ispartof	Venezia Arti
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 27 \| Dicembre 2018
dc.issued	2018-12-13
dc.dateAccepted	2018-08-23
dc.dateSubmitted	2018-07-05
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2385-2720
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/VA/2385-2720/2018/27/006
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	19th century
dc.subject	19th century
dc.subject	Bequests and donations
dc.subject	Bequests and donations
dc.subject	Henry Layard
dc.subject	Henry Layard
dc.subject	History of Collecting
dc.subject	History of Collecting
dc.subject	Provenance
dc.subject	Provenance

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A Forgotten Treasure in the Layard Collection

Cecilia Riva Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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abstract

In 1902 Enid Layard bequeathed four illuminated Armenian manuscripts, belonging to her late husband, to the Armenian Mekhitarist College of Venice and to the Correr Museum. This survey retraces the manuscripts’ earlier provenance and their arrival in the Venetian collections. Austen Henry Layard’s private papers and publications attest to a close relationship with the Armenian community, both in Constantinople and Venice. The aim of this paper is not only to show more fully the early reception of Armenian artworks in a Western context, but also to present a first study of these manuscripts by providing some comparisons.

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13 Dicembre 2018

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23 Agosto 2018

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05 Luglio 2018

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Keywords: Bequests and donations • 19th century • History of Collecting • Henry Layard • Provenance

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