Gospel Book, 1475. This manuscript was executed by a scribe identified as Aristakes for a priest named Hakob. The codex's later history included a rebinding with silver covers from Kayseri that date to approximately 1700. This jewelled and enamelled silver binding depicting the Adoration of the Magi.

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