The New Testament in Armenian. The covers of have a silver and maroon velvet binding. The cross, with Christ’s body, is supported by two spears and held up in clouds. In the four corners there are bouquets of flowers. The outer margins have scroll borders. The back cover depicts the Virgin Mary, which means that the binding was made by or for a Roman Catholic. The back cover with the Virgin Mary standing on clouds witha halo. Beneth her feet is the symbol of the half moon and lily. The silver work on the spine is decorated with a rectangular panel comprising the various instruments of the Crucifixion-the cross is topped with a crown of thorns, supported by ladder and spear. Below, there is a pillar on which a cock is perched (symbol of the betrayal) and ends with a bowl filled with implements. The whole rectangular is encased in a border made up of bunches of grapes inter-linked with stem.