Shelfmark
Iaa5.6.19
Author
Title
Puritas Haygica seu Grammatica Armenica a Ioanne Agop sacerdote Armeno composita, ad maiorem Dei gloriam, et ad honorem Beatissime Virginis Dei genitricis Mariæ.
Varying form of title
Pvritas Haygica sev Grammatica Armenica
Publication, distribution, etc.
Romae, : Typis Sac. Congr. de Prop. Fide,, Anno MDCLXXV. [1675 i.e. 1674-1675]
Physical description
[6], 246, [4] ; 215, [1]; 214, [2] p., [1] folded leaf ; 24 cm. (4to)
Note
In three parts, each with separate pagination and register.
Note
Part 2 has title page dated 1674: Զտութի[ւն] Հայկաբանութե[ան] կամ Քերականութիւն Հայկական Շարագրեցեալ ի Յոհաննիսէ վարդապետէ Կոստանդինուպոլսեցւոյ , ի փառս Մեծագոյնս Ա[ ստուծո]յ, եւ ի Յօգուտ Հայկազունաց: = Puritas linguæ Armenicæ. A' Ioanne Agop sacerdote Armeno composita.
Note
Part 3 has title page dated 1675: Քերականութի[ւն] Լաթինական Հայէրէն Շարագրեցեալ ի Յոհաննիսէ վարդապետէ Կոստանդինուպօլսեցւոյ ի Զուարճութի[ւ]ն Հակազունաց: = Grammatica Latina Armenicè explicata: a Ioanne Agop sacerdote Armeno Constantinoplitano.
Note
At foot of title pages: Superiorum permissu.
Note
Folded leaf in pt. 3 is a letterpress table numbered as p. 215, verso blank.
Note
Yovhannes Yakob, called Yolov, Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople was a prolific author and translator of such Latin works as Hortulus animae, De imitatione Christi, Flos virtutum, Speculum veritatis. See Nersessian, Catalogue of early Armenian books, pp. 17- 20.
Note
Printed mostly in Armenian characters of 16 pt bolorgir.
Note
Woodcut title vignette of the Sacra Congregetio de Propaganda Fide; head-pieces; initials.
Citation/references note
Nersessian, 40, 42, 43
Citation/references note
Kevorkian, 178, 179
Citation/references note
Anasyan, 84, 88, 89
Provenance
Eton College booklabel recording bequest to Eton by Manoug Parikian in 1988.
Provenance
Booklabel of Manoug Parikian.
Provenance
Purchased by Parikian at the Bute sale, Sotheby's, 16 October 1961.
Binding
19th century calf quarter binding; marbled paper boards; five raised bands with gilt fillet; gilt spine title; marbled endpapers; uncut edges.
Copy-specific note
Three parts bound in one volume.
Copy-specific note
Partly unopened.
Copy-specific note
Parikian's bibliographical notes in pencil.
Subject
Armenian language Grammar Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Parikian, Manoug former owner.
Added entry--name
Bute, John Stuart, 1713 - 1792 Earl of former owner.
Added entry--name
Catholic Church.. Congregatio de Propaganda Fide printer.
Added entry--place
Italy Rome.
Language code
lat arm
Identifier
B43557