File: The silver cover of an eighteenth-century Armenian Book of the Gospels

The silver cover of an eighteenth-century Armenian Book of the Gospels

Summary

Description
Silver manuscript cover These silver encased manuscript covers were made by the silversmith Eghiay in Kayeri (Caesarea), Eastern Turkey in 1755-1756. The relief depicts Christ's entry into Jerusalem.
Source file
Silver manuscript cover - The Four Gospels (1755-1756), binding - BL Or. 13895.jpg
Creator
Unknown creator
Credit
This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Links to the British Library's website may be broken as the library recovers from a October 2023 cyber attack, and will be updated once material becomes accessible online. For more information on the attack see: https://www.bl.uk/about/cyber-attack
Date
between 1755 and 1756 date QS:P571,+1755-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1755-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1756-00-00T00:00:00Z/9

Licensing

License
CC0
Rights status
Copyrighted work available under the license stated below
Usage terms
Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
Attribution required
No

File details

Dimensions
960 × 1,214 pixels
Source record retrieved
2026-08-29