Shelfmark
Iaa5.6.12
Author
Khachatur,, 1590 - 1646 Kesaratsi
Title
Հարանց Վարք: Փառք ամենաս[ուր]բ երրորդութե[ա]ն հօր եւ որդւոյ եւ հոգւոյն սրբոյ: Որ ետ կարողութ[իւ]ն տառապեալ անձանցս հասանել յաւարտ գրոցս որ կոչի Հարանց Վարք.
Harants' Vark’. P’ark’ amenas[ur]b errordut’e[an] hor ew ordwoy yw hogwoyn srboy: [V]or et karoghut’[iwn]n tarapeal andzantss hasanel yawart grotss [v]or koch’i harants vark’.
Harants' Vark’. P’ark’ amenas[ur]b errordut’e[an] hor ew ordwoy yw hogwoyn srboy: [V]or et karoghut’[iwn]n tarapeal andzantss hasanel yawart grotss [v]or koch’i harants vark’.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Ի քաղաքն Շօշ որ է Սպահան : յանապատն Նոր Ջուղայոյ., Թվին ՌՂ [1090 i.e. 1641]
I k’aghak’n Shosh [v]or e Spahan : yanapatn Nor Chughayoy [All Saviour's Monastery, New Julfa], RGH [i.e. 1641]
I k’aghak’n Shosh [v]or e Spahan : yanapatn Nor Chughayoy [All Saviour's Monastery, New Julfa], RGH [i.e. 1641]
Physical description
[2+], 704, [2] p. ; 23 cm. (4to)
Note
Description based on incomplete copy; one or more preliminary leaves including title page wanting. Title, printer's name, place and date of publication taken from the colophon.
Note
Colophon imprint: Թվին ՌՂ ի քաղաքն Շօշ ,որ է Սպահան յանապատն Նոր Ջուղայոյ.
Note
The date 1641 cited in the colophon is the date for completion. According to G. Levonian the printing began in 1639. It is more likely that it began in 1640. Of the four titles printed by Khachatur Kesaratsi (1590-1646) in the printing press he established in New Julfa in 1636, this is the 2nd.
Note
Pagination in Armenian letters: Ա-ՉԵ [1-704].
Note
Printed in double columns.
Note
Woodcut manuscript-style rectangular headpieces and large ornate bird capitals. A full page headpiece topped with two birds in foliate design on p.9.
Note
The book contains Lives of Saints arranged not alphabetically or chronologically but according to the virtues.
Citation/references note
Nersessian, p. 21-24
Citation/references note
Kevorkian, 95
Citation/references note
Voskanyan, 32
Provenance
Eton College booklabel recording bequest to Eton by Manoug Parikian in 1988.
Provenance
Booklabel of Manoug Parikian.
Provenance
On front endleaf in typed form: Լ.Գ.Մինասեան-ից with date added in blue ink 11/IV/[19]68 Ն.Ջուղ[այ, i.e. L.G. Minasian of New Julfa on April 4th 1968, from whom the volume was acquired. L.G. Minasian was the librarian of the All Saviour’s Monastery, New Julfa, Isfahan.
Binding
17th century tooled calf over wooden boards, ornamented with geometrical patters, two brass studs on the front cover; thongs and flap wanting. The inside of the covers are lined with brown linen Greek style binding typical of the New Julfa Armenian binders. See Dickran Kouymkian, 'The New Julfa style of Armenian manuscript bindings', J.Soc.Armenian Stud. 8 (1995), pp. 11-34.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting one or more preliminary leaves.
Copy-specific note
Ink drawing of a ?vase with foliage surmounted by an unidentified armorial shield.
Copy-specific note
Bibliographical notes in pencil.
Subject
Christian saints Biography Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Khachatur,, 1590 - 1646 Kesaratsi printer.
Added entry--name
Parikian, Manoug former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Iran Isfahan.
Language code
arm
Identifier
B43310