Shelfmark
Iaa5.6.16
Author
Title
Գիրք աշխարհաց եւ առասպելաբանութեանց որ է Աղուէսագիրք: Ի հայրապետութե[ան] Տեառն Յակոբայ Կաթուղիկոսի Սրբոյ Էջմիածնի:
Girk’ Ashkharhats ew araspelabanut’eants [v]or e Aghuesagirk’. I hayrapetut’ean Tearn Yakobay Kat’ughikosi Srboy Ejmiatsni.
Girk’ Ashkharhats ew araspelabanut’eants [v]or e Aghuesagirk’. I hayrapetut’ean Tearn Yakobay Kat’ughikosi Srboy Ejmiatsni.
Varying form of title
Mosis Chorensis Geographia. Cui accessit tabularum de Vulpecula Collectio
Publication, distribution, etc.
Յամսթէլօտամում: : [Սրբոյ Էջմիածնի եւ Սրբոյն Սարգսի Զորավարի], Ի թուոյ Փրկչին 1668: Եւ Հայոց ՌՃԺԷ .Հոկտեմբերի ամսոյ մէկ:.
Yamst’elotamum : [Srboy Ejmiatsni ew Srboyn Sargsi Zoravari [i.e. Saint Ejmiatsin and Saint Sargis 'the General']], I t’uoy P’rkch’in 1668: Ew Hayots’ 1117 Hoktemberi amsoy mek [1668 and in the AE 1117 on the 1st of October]
Yamst’elotamum : [Srboy Ejmiatsni ew Srboyn Sargsi Zoravari [i.e. Saint Ejmiatsin and Saint Sargis 'the General']], I t’uoy P’rkch’in 1668: Ew Hayots’ 1117 Hoktemberi amsoy mek [1668 and in the AE 1117 on the 1st of October]
Physical description
224 p. ; 13 cm. (16mo in 8s)
Language
In Armenian.
Note
Includes with new title page [missing in Parikian's copy] and new pagination the Fables called the book of the Fox by Vardan Aygektsi called «Գիրք Առասպելաբա նութեանց.Որ ասի Աղուէսագիրք». The title Երկրորդ գիրքն է Աղուեսագիրք». [The second book is called Fox's Book] tops the list of the fables, pp. 214-224 (164 fables in total).
Note
In the colophon at the end of the book the date of completion is given as 20 January 20 1669, and according to the AE on the 18th of the month of Tre, ՌՃԺԸ [1118+551= 1669].
Note
The "Ashkharhatsoyts" [Աշխարհարհացոյց i.e. The geography of the world] by Anania Shirakatsi is here attributed to the historian Movses Khorenatsi.
Note
On the verso of the title page there is a six-line acrostic verse dedicated to Khorenatsi, which spells the name "Oskan i" (by Oskan) [ՈՍԿԱՆ Ի].
Note
Quire numbers in Armenian letters and Arabic numerals placed in the lower margin of the page counting from ա-ժե [1-15], each made up of 8 leaves.
Note
Ornament on title page; woodcut head-piece, ornithomorphic initial and marginal ornament on p. 3.
Citation/references note
Nersessian, 31
Citation/references note
Voskanyan, 69
Citation/references note
Ghazikian, coll. 590 and 2058
Provenance
Eton College booklabel recording bequest to Eton by Manoug Parikian in 1988.
Provenance
Booklabel of Manoug Parikian.
Binding
17th century calf over wooden boards; two brass catches; elaborate gold-tooled floral border; upper cover with gold-tooled image of Crucifixion (torn out) in an oval frame and lower cover with gold-tooled image of the Virgin Mary in an oval frame; gold-tooled spine with three raised bands.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting pp. 17-74.
Subject
Geography Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Parikian, Manoug donor.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Netherlands Amsterdam.
Language code
arm
Identifier
B43314