International Journal for Innovation Education and Research www.ijier.net Vol:-4 No-8, 2016 International Educative Research Foundation and Publisher © 2016 pg. 71 Two Armenian Bibles with Arabic Influences of miniature painting (Gregor Tatevatsi 1346-1410) Mahmoud Ahmed Darwish Professor of Islamic archaeology, department of archaeology Faculty of Arts - Minia University Egypt Abstract About a century ago, Armenian illuminated manuscripts attracted the attention of scholars and lovers of art. Since that time intensive studies of medieval Armenian art had been conducted a unique historical panorama of the art of illumination, embracing more than thirteen centuries has been given. The heritage of a number of miniature schools and their outstanding representatives has been studied; the significance of medieval Armenian painting in the history of world art has been revealed. Although, most of them illuminated, many have not yet been published. Among the best examples of medieval Armenian illumination are those of the following two manuscripts, where the researcher published (28 miniatures) from the Gospel of folios paper in Matenadaran of Mashtots, for the first time: 13 th , dated (1297) and (1378), the miniatures were executed by Grigor Tatevatsi and his pupil in (1378), and15 th , dated in the end of 14 th century and beginning of 15 th century, the scribe is Grigor Tatevatsi and the anonymous painter of Syuniq. The research deals two Armenian bibles with Arab Influences by Grigor Tatevatsi (1346–1410), it begins with an introduction for Armenia with a focus on Syuniq which produced the two manuscripts, and includes three sections: 1 st . Study of Armenian miniatures with a focus on Grigor Tatevatsi school, where the proportion of miniature paintings, his pupil or anonymous painter of Syuniq. 2 nd . Analytical study. 3 ed . The influences of the Arabic miniature painting. Key words:Armenian, illumination, manuscripts, miniature, painting, Grigor Tatevatsi, Syuniq. I. Introduction Around (600 BC), the Kingdom of Armenia was established under the Orontid Dynasty. The kingdom reached its height between (95-66 BC) under Tigranes the Great, becoming one of the most powerful kingdoms of its time within the region. Throughout its history, the kingdom of Armenia enjoyed periods of independence intermitted with periods of autonomy subject to contemporary empires. Armenia's strategic