Armenian Manuscripts of the Crimea in Collections of Moscow

摘要

The scientific article presents studies of three Armenian manuscripts of the 17th-19th centuries. These are Collection of Liturgical Texts, Hmayil and Herbal Treatment Guide (Treatment Book), originating from the scriptoria of the Crimean peninsula (Bakhchisaray, Kafa and Karasu-bazar). Manuscripts are kept in two significant collections in Moscow: the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts and the Russian State Library. A brief codicological characteristic for each manuscript is given. It is also presented art-historical, iconography, paleographic analysis of the miniatures and colophons that allows the scholars to get acquainted with the results of a comprehensive study of the manuscripts' heritage of the Crimean Armenians of the New Middle Ages.