Object of the Month – September
September’s Object of the Month is miniature Syriac Bible manuscript dated 1596. Its lovely silver bindings were added in 1785. To learn more about this Bible, please see Syriac Miniature Bible Manuscript.
Object of the Month – July
July’s Object of the Month is an early 14th-century Coptic manuscript from Mamluk-era Egypt. The manuscript features illustrated capital letters in the shape of birds and knot work designs as section headers. To learn more about this fascinating work, please see the Medieval Coptic Manuscript
Object of Month – June
June’s Object of the Month is the Salman Family Torah ark curtain. The curtain is highly embroidered in bright colored silk in a technique characteristic of East Asia. To learn more about this colorful Torah curtain, please see Embroidered Torah Ark Curtain
Object of the Month – May
For May, our Object of the Month takes us to Norway to trace the lineage of kings. Nemus Genealogcium Norvagicum, The Family Tree of Norwegian Kings, is a history of the Norwegian kings, from the Norse myths and Viking legends through the Middle Ages. To learn more about this fascinating
Object of the Month – April
April’s Object of the Month is an early Syriac Gospel Lectionary from the 12 century CE. It is believed that this richly illuminated manuscript was intended for private devotion due to it’s size. To learn more about this rare object, please see Gospel Lectionary in the Harklean Translation in Syriac
Object of the Month – March
For the month of March, the Melikian Collection is proud to present the Converso Dela Cavalleria Family Legal Contract, Coat of Arms and Genealogy. Dated to the 16th century, the documents are written in Latin and Catalan. Learn more about these documents, please see The Dela Cavalleria Family.
Object of the Month – February
February’s Object of the Month is new to the Melikian Collection. The manuscript is a bilingual Coptic-Arabic “Euchologion”, containing the liturgical services for Holy Baptism, Marriage, Anointing, and major feast days according to the rites of the Coptic Orthodox Church. To learn more about this rare Egyptian manuscript, please see
Object of the Month – January
To ring in the New Year, the Collection looks to the past. January’s Object of the Month is a recently acquired illuminated manuscript page from the Pozzi Gospels, made by the artist Hakob Jughayets’i in Armenia. Learn more about this amazing object by visiting Manuscript Page from the Pozzi Gospel
Object of the Month – December
The final Object of the Month for 2025 is a recently acquired Book of Psalms. Written and illustrated by Arak’el of Gegham, the manuscript dates to 1596 (1045 in the Armenian Calendar). It is a richly illustrated text and the nature of the pictures indicates that the author may have
Object of the Month – November
November’s Object of the Month is new to the Melikian Collection. Three leaves on paper belonging to the same Gospel book- from the “President’s Gospels” from the Matenadaran collection. The manuscript is illustrated by Sargis Mokatsi also know as Mazman. To learn more about these leaves and Sargis Mokatsi, please