Shelfmark
Iaa5.3.42
Additional shelfmark
Iaa5.3.43 (copy 2)
Author
Uniform title
[Hamarot nkaragir Mkhit’arean Miabanut’ean. Italian and Armenian.]
Title
Համառօտ նկարագիր Մխիթարեան Միաբանութեան.
Hamarot nkaragir Mkhit’arean Miabanut’ean.
Hamarot nkaragir Mkhit’arean Miabanut’ean.
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Compendiose notizie sulla congregazione de' monaci armeni Mechitaristi di Venezia nell'isola di S. Lazzaro
Publication, distribution, etc.
Ի Վէնէտիկ : Ի կղզին սրբոյն Ղազարու,
I Venetik : I Kghzin srboyn Ghazaru, RMKE [1819]
I Venetik : I Kghzin srboyn Ghazaru, RMKE [1819]
Physical description
127, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Language
In Armenian and Italian.
Note
Anonymous; the author is identified as Harutʿiwn Awgerean in the Armenian bibliographies and by Nersessian.
Note
The Armenian text is followed with continuous pagination by the Italian translation beginning with special title page on p. [67], reading: Compendiose notizie sulla congregazione de' monaci armeni Mechitaristi di Venezia nell'isola di S. Lazzaro. [Venice] : Tipografia di suddetta isola, 1819.
Note
Plates: portrait of Mechitar Abbas placed as frontispiece of the Armenian title page; view of the island of St. Lazzaro as frontispiece of the Italian title page.
Note
Printer's devices on title pages, a monogram of S. Lazarus in the language of the respective title page.
Note
Includes a life of Mechitar and a history of the Mechitarist order.
Note
Armenian title page gives title according to the Armenian era only: RMKE = 1267.
Note
Also published in English, French, and German (cf. Nersessian).
Citation/references note
Nersessian, 354
Citation/references note
Davt’yan, 353
Provenance
[Copy 1] Eton College booklabel recording bequest to Eton by Manoug Parikian in 1988.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Booklabel of Manoug Parikian.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Booklabel of John Sparrow.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Loosely inserted undated typescript note from bookseller Peter Murray Hill Ltd offering to reserve the book, with price £6.10.0 ($18.20) amended in pencil to £4.10.0.
Provenance
[Copy 2] Eton College booklabel recording bequest to Eton by Manoug Parikian in 1988.
Provenance
[Copy 2] Booklabel of Manoug Parikian.
Provenance
[Copy 2] Booklabel of John Sparrow.
Binding
[Copy 1] 19th century calf quarter binding; smooth spine with gilt rolls; brown marbled paper boards.
Binding
[Copy 2] 19th century sprinkled calf quarter binding; smooth spine with gilt rolls and red leather spine label; red paste paper boards.
Copy-specific note
[Both copies] Parikian's bibliographical notes in pencil.
Subject
Subject
Subject
Added entry--name
Parikian, Manoug former owner.
Added entry--name
Sparrow, John, 1906 - 1992 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Peter Murray Hill (Rare Books) bookseller.
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
Language code
arm ita arm
Identifier
B43838