[2] It is one of the world's most valuable Armenian manuscripts, dating from the late 12th century.

[2] In 2006 the head of the Armenian Catholic Church in Poland, who is the Catholic Archbishop of Warsaw, placed the Evangeliary on deposit in the National Library of Poland.

[2] From May 2024, the manuscript is presented at a permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth.

[3][2] The manuscript is an outstanding example of the illuminator's art from Lesser Armenia, or the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.

[2] It is decorated with full-page miniatures depicting Evangelists and figurative, floral and zoomorphic initials[1] The manuscript contains 429 leaves, measuring 29 x 22 cm.