Shelfmark
Iaa5.2.08
Author
Title
Բացատրութիւն Չափուց եւ Կշռոց Նախնեաց : առաջնորդութեամբ Եպիփանու, Խորենացւոյ եւ Շիրակացւոյ. / Ի Հայր Յարութիւն Վարդապետէ Աւգերեան ի Մխիթարեան Միաբանութենէ:
Bats’atrut’iwn Ch’ap’uts’ ew Kshrots’ Nakhneats’ : arajnordut’eamb Epip’anu, Khorenats’woy ew Shirakats’woy. / I Hayr Yarut’iwn vardapete Awgerean i Mkhit’arean Miabanutene.
Bats’atrut’iwn Ch’ap’uts’ ew Kshrots’ Nakhneats’ : arajnordut’eamb Epip’anu, Khorenats’woy ew Shirakats’woy. / I Hayr Yarut’iwn vardapete Awgerean i Mkhit’arean Miabanutene.
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Treatise on the antient weights and measures
Varying form of title
Treatise on the ancient weights and measures
Publication, distribution, etc.
Ի Վէնէտիկ : Ի Վանս սրբոյն Ղազարու, 1821.
I Venetik : I vans srboyn Ghazaru, 1821.
I Venetik : I vans srboyn Ghazaru, 1821.
Physical description
[10], 207, [1] p., [1] fold. leaf : tables ; 23 cm. (4to)
Language
In Armenian; some ancient Greek and Latin text.
Note
Eton copy as described includes a printed dedication half-title leaf in English, not recorded in the British Library and Bodleian copies seen by Nersessian, reading: "A treatise on the antient weights and measures dedicated to Lord Viscount St. Asaph his pupil in the Turkish language by the author."
Note
Treatise on ancient weights and measures according to the commentaries of Epiphanius, Moses of Khoren, and Anania Shirakats’i.
Note
The treatise of Epiphanius (pp. [1]-20) is in Greek with classical Armenian translation in parallel columns.
Note
Colophon: Tip. ed edit. li PP. armeni di S. Lazzaro Venezia.
Citation/references note
Nersessian, 362
Citation/references note
Davt’yan, 381
Provenance
Eton College booklabel recording bequest to Eton by Manoug Parikian in 1988.
Provenance
Booklabel of John Sparrow.
Provenance
Pencil inscription on front flyleaf in ?John Sparrow's hand: "Probably almost unique - from the Ashburnham Library".
Binding
19th century ripple-grained red paper boards; gilt roll-tooled borders and spine; marbled endpapers.
Copy-specific note
Loosely inserted bookseller's green typescript description giving price $24.
Copy-specific note
Pencil note on endpaper in ?Parikian's hand: Dupl.
Copy-specific note
Parikian's bibliographical notes in pencil.
Subject
Epiphanius Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus.
Subject
Moses, of Khoren.
Subject
Subject
Weights and measures History.
Added entry--name
Parikian, Manoug former owner.
Added entry--name
Sparrow, John, 1906 - 1992 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
Language code
arm grc eng
Identifier
B43848