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Title
Գիրք Պատմութե[ան] Ս[ր]բ[ո]յն եւ մեծի Քաղաքիս Ա[ստուծո]յ Ե[րուսա]ղէմիս: Եւ ս[ր]բ[ո]ց Տնօրինականաց Տեղեաց Տ[եա]ռն մերոյ Յ[իսուս]ի Ք[րիստոս]ի: Նորապ[է]ս շարագեցաւ ի փառս Ա[ստուծո]յ եւ ամ[ենայն] սը[ր]բ[ո]ցն,եւ ի պատիւ ազգիս Հայոց, յումեմնէ Յովհաննէս Հաննայ վերաձայնե[ալ] գործակալ ծառայէ ս[ր]բ[ո]յն Յակոբայ Սաղիմացւոց: [.....] Յամի տ[եառ]ն 1727 ,եւ ի Թուոյս մերում 1176 Յունվարի ա[1] ի ս[ուր]բ քաղաքս Երուսաղ[էմ] :
Girk' Patmut'ean srboyn ew metsi K'aghak'is Erusaghemis, ew srbots' Tnorinakanats Tegheats' Tearn meroy Yisusi K'ristosi[….]. Yami tearn 1727, ew I t'uoys merum 1176 Yunvari a[1] I surb k'aghak'is Erusaghem.
Girk' Patmut'ean srboyn ew metsi K'aghak'is Erusaghemis, ew srbots' Tnorinakanats Tegheats' Tearn meroy Yisusi K'ristosi[….]. Yami tearn 1727, ew I t'uoys merum 1176 Yunvari a[1] I surb k'aghak'is Erusaghem.
Varying form of title
Distinctive title: Պատմութիւն Երուսաղէմի [Patmut’iwn Erusaghemi].
Publication, distribution, etc.
ՌՃՁ Մարտի իզ
I Kostandnupolis : Astuatsatur, 1180 Marti iz [1731 March 26th].
I Kostandnupolis : Astuatsatur, 1180 Marti iz [1731 March 26th].
Physical description
[1] 353 p. : ill., 20 cm. (4to.)
Note
A history of the city of Jerusalem and its dominical sites for the use of pilgrims.
Note
Text enclosed within frames of type ornaments; ornamental and ornithographical initials; marginal ornamentation; head- and tailpieces.
Note
Historiated title-page frame composed of woodcut elements, including a representation of the city of Jerusalem; a portrait of David and Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat; portraits of the apostles Taddeus and Bartholemew (their names engraved over their images [Թադէոս & Բարդուղիմէոս]). The artist's initials 'GR' [for Grigor Marzwanets’I] in the bottom lefthand corner. A full leaf illustration on p.8 of ‘The city of Jerusalem’ as described in Revelations 11:v.10. The artist's initials 'CVS' [for Christophe van Sichem] given.
Note
Format numbered in Armenian. Text set in 12 pt. bolorgir.
Note
The 1st edition of this work. Ghazikian describes another 1st edition printed in Jerusalem in 1727, in error.
Note
The imprint details are taken from the colophon. A further date of 1807 AD and AE1256 is also refered to on the colophon, but its purpose is ambiguous. The dates given on the extended title-page refer to the composition of the work.
Citation/references note
Voskanyan, 391
Citation/references note
Ghazikian, 1482
Provenance
Eton College booklabel recording bequest to Eton by Manoug Parikian in 1988.
Binding
Dark brown calf; blind tooled double fillet frame and second frame of laurel wreath and fleurons; blind tooled cornerpiece ornaments of seraphim, and centrepiece of the Crucifixion in a cartouche of rays; four raised bands; blue sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Parikian's bibliographical notes in pencil.
Subject
Pilgrims and pilgrimage Israel Jerusalem Early works to 1800.
Subject
Jerusalem Description and travel Early works to 1800. Guidebooks
Subject
Jerusalem History Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Astuatsatur printer.
Added entry--name
Grigor, artist.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Turkey Istanbul.
Language code
arm
Identifier
B43768