Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

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Momik served as both stone carver and manuscript illuminator: the Noravank Gospel of 1302 is attributed to his hand in its colophon. This dual attribution — the same named professional working in stone and vellum within a single monastic commission — demonstrates that medieval Armenian artistic production integrated sculpting and manuscript illumination.

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Momik served as both stone carver and manuscript illuminator: the Noravank Gospel of 1302 is attributed to his hand in its colophon. This dual attribution  the same named professional working in stone and vellum within a single monastic commission  demonstrates that medieval Armenian artistic production integrated sculpting and manuscript illumination. 

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