English: Representations of crosses raised on an ornamental base and decorated with floral motifs or with interlaced bands are usually found in the margins of Armenian manuscripts, full-page crosses occurring only in the earliest known books (ninth and tenth centuries). Such crosses form a prominent feature of the art of Eastern Christendom, especially of Syrian art. In many cases the ornamental and compositional treatment of the crosses is evocative of Armenian khachkars.

Author: Stepanos

Illuminator: N/A

Date: 1201

Place: Western Armenia, Agarak, Avagvank monastery

Current Place: Matenadaran, Yerevan

Material & Size: Parchment, 30.5x21 cm

E. Korkhmazian, I. Drampian, G. Hakopian, "Armenian Manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries", Matenadaran Collection, Leningrad, 1984