A second manuscript signed by Toros Roslin, with a total of 15 miniatures and 67 smaller illustrations. In the colophon, the manuscript is noted as being made for the nephew of Catholicos Constantine (1221-67), also named Toros, in 1262 at the…
The city of Anazarbus is an ancient city that was first founded by the Assyrians. It was rebuilt and renamed by rulers throughout its history, including Roman Emperor Justin I, who rebuilt it after an earthquake in the 6th century and named it…
Grandson of Andronikos I, and the brother of the first emperor of Trebizond, Alexios I Komnenos (1204-22), whom David helped take the throne. David was killed while defending Sinope from an attack by the Seljuqs in 1214.
From the Queen Keran Gospels, this signed manuscript is one of seven examples that were signed by the illuminator, Toros Roslin, although there are additional, unsigned, manuscripts that have also been attributed to him.
The original murals on the front of the Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery (“Panagia the God-guarded”) or the Kızlar Monastery, a former female monastery founded during the reign of Alexios III (r. 1349-90). It is at the foot of the Boztepe mountain and…
Image from Victor Langlois, "Voyage dans la Cilicie et dans les montagnes du Taurus." Langlois was a French historian, archaeologist, and numismatist, who is particularly known for his work on Armenia. He held a great interest in the relationship…
Texier was a French historian, architect, and archaeologist. He published numerous works following his travels throughout Asia Minor and the Middle East covering topics ranging from geography and geology, to art and architecture.
Built in Trebizond during the reign of Manuel I between 1238 and 1263, there is carved graffiti in the apses dating to 1291 and 1293. The church was converted into a mosque after the conquest Mehmed II in 1461, however some scholars suggest that the…