The work of the doctor of art history Emma Mushegovna Korkhmazyan (1930-2009) is devoted to the study of the art of book painting of Crimean Armenians. The main material was stored in Matenadaran im. Mashtots manuscripts created by Armenians in Crimea during the XIV-XVII centuries. The work of the most significant miniaturists, the artistic features of their works are analyzed in detail, the contribution they made to the history of the Armenian medieval miniature is assessed. The book is equipped with 87 color and black and white reproductions.