Grigor Milicetsi

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Grigor Mlicecets (), also known as Grigor Skevratsi (), is a medieval Armenian calligrapher and miniaturist artist, one of the most prominent representatives of the Kilician School of Book Painting. He lived in the 12th Several of his manuscripts are known, one of which is the Book of Sad Songs.

Biography
For Grigor Mlicecets there is no accurate biographical data. The date and place of birth is assumed to have been born in Mlic no earlier than 1150. One of his teachers of paper painting was Kostandine, the author of the illustrations of the so-called Venice Gospel of 1193, which is stored on the island of San Lazarus, in the library of the Order of Mosquitorists (manusscript No 1635). In the colophons of his manuscripts, Grigor mentions the name of another teacher of his. According to some researchers, from 1173 and for 40 years Grigor works in a monastery scriptory Skevra; according to others, his main place of work is Rumkale.

The year of Grigor's death, 1215, was determined by the date of his last manuscript of the Gospel which failed to complete. The date is written in the manuscript by his pupil, Deacon Grigor, who completes the illustrations of the Gospel. The place of his demise is the monastery of Skevra, where the manuscript was drawn.

Creativity

The exact number of manuscripts with Grigor's illustrations is unknown, assumed to be not less than five. They differ from other works of the Kilician School and occupy a special place in the history of the art of the cello miniature. The style and talent of the artist stands out in the famous miniatures of several well-trained manuscripts. His illustrations of the Book of Sad Songs and the Lvov Gospel are considered one of the most valuable monuments of Old Armenian painting.

The first illustrated copy of the book of sad chants is stored in Matenadaran under number 1568. The other name of the manuscript is "Narrator." The author of the book is the theologian Grigor nicknames lived in the 10th century. Grigor Miliceci illustrated it in 1173 for the Archbishop of Tarsus, Nerses Lambronacs. The book was intended for personal use and its size was not large . 15.4x11.7 cm. The manuscript preserved to this day has been damaged, two title leaves survived and four miniatures representing different images of Grigor Callets. In the decoration of the book is shown the style of the artist

The other famous manuscript with the miniatures of Grigor is the Lvov Gospel. In Armenian tradition, it is called the "Skevrsko" in the name of where it was created. The work of copying the gospel and his illustration Grigor began in Mlich. Graduated in Skevra around 1197/98 "1198/99." From the recordings in the colophons, 8 in number, it follows that the manuscript was ordered by priest Stepanos. The Manuscript represents a four-way gospel written top