Shelfmark
Iaa5.5.26
Author
Eznik, active 5th century - ? Koghbats'i, Bishop of Bagrewand,
Title
Գիրք Ընդդիմութեանց Արարեալ ի Սրբոյն Կողբացւոյ՝ Հայոց վարդապետէ: եւ յաշակերտէ մեծի թարգմանչին մերոյ ՝ Սրբոյն Մեսրոպայ: Ի լոյս ածեալ ի Հայրապետութեան Տեառն Յակոբայ ամենայն Հայոց Կաթուղիկոսի .որ ի լուսանկար Աթոռն ի Սուրբ Էջմիածին ... Իսկ եւ Կոստանդնուպօլսոյ ՝ Տեառն Յակոբայ Աստուծաբան Վարդապետի,որոյ հրամանաւն եւ սրբագրութեամբ իսկ տպեցաւ: Արդեամբ նահանգիս դիտի՝ Տեառն Աբրահամու Աստուածիմաստ Վարդապետի : Յամի Հայոց 1211 . ի յուլիսի 4: Յիզմիր ի տպարանի Մահտեսի Մարկոսի :
Girk' Enddimut'eants' arareal i srboyn Koghbats'woy 'Hayots vardapete ew yashakerte metsi t'argmanch'in meroy srboyn Mesropay: I loys atseal I Hayrapetut’ean Tearn Yakobay amenayn Hayots; kat'ughikosi or e lusankar At'orn i surb Ejmiatsin […] Isk ew Kostandnupolsoy Tearn Yakobay Astuatsaban Vardapeti, oroy hramanaw ew srbagrut'eamb isk tpets'aw: Ardeamb nahangis diti 'Tearn Abrahamu Astuatsaban vardapeti : Yami Hayots 1211, I Yulisi 4 : Yizmir I tparani Mahtesi Markosi :
Girk' Enddimut'eants' arareal i srboyn Koghbats'woy 'Hayots vardapete ew yashakerte metsi t'argmanch'in meroy srboyn Mesropay: I loys atseal I Hayrapetut’ean Tearn Yakobay amenayn Hayots; kat'ughikosi or e lusankar At'orn i surb Ejmiatsin […] Isk ew Kostandnupolsoy Tearn Yakobay Astuatsaban Vardapeti, oroy hramanaw ew srbagrut'eamb isk tpets'aw: Ardeamb nahangis diti 'Tearn Abrahamu Astuatsaban vardapeti : Yami Hayots 1211, I Yulisi 4 : Yizmir I tparani Mahtesi Markosi :
Publication, distribution, etc.
Yizmir [Izmir] : I tparani Mahtesi Markosi :, 1211 4th July. [i.e. 1762]
Physical description
[12], 292, [1] p. : ill. ; 15 cm. (8vo.)
Note
Collation given in Armenian numerals, and pagination in Arabic numerals.
Note
Preliminary title-page within a woodcut frame; text enclosed in single line border; head- and tail-pieces, marginal decoration; ornamental and bird initials.
Note
Text set in 10 pt bolorgir; notrgir and uncials also present.
Note
Illustration on p. [12], showing monks kneeling before the throne of a fourth monk. The three line caption below the picture extols the virtues of Eznik the 'philosopher' for his teaching skills.
Note
This is the first printing of this famous work ('The refutation of sects'). Aghek'sandr Erets'ian, who derived his information from the list of 'Armenian historical Studies' by K'. Patkanian in the journal P'ordz 1 (1880), records a 1763 publication in Constantinople and both 1760 and 1772 editions in Smyrna. This appears not to be supported by bibliographical evidence.
Note
According to the colophon (pp. 292-93) the printing was conluded 'in the year of our Lord 1763 and in the year of the Armenians 1212 March 12th'.
Citation/references note
Voskanyan, 593
Citation/references note
Nersessian, 161
Citation/references note
See also Vrej Nersessian, "Eznik Koghbats'i" in The Everyman Companion to East European Literature, edited by R.B. Pynsent & S.I Kanikova (London: J.M. Dent, 1993), pp. 108-109; and R.W. Thomson, A Bibliography of classical Armenian Literature to 1500 AD (Turnhout: Brepols, 1995), pp.117-121.
Provenance
Eton College booklabel recording bequest to Eton by Manoug Parikian in 1988.
Binding
Contemporary dark brown leather; blind tooled double fillet border with gold tooled fleuron and fleur-de-lys decoration; large flower fleuron on spine; some damage to spine leather; gilt edges.
Copy-specific note
Parikian's bibliographical notes in pencil; mentions the 1826 edition of Venice, cf. Davt'yan, 506.
Subject
Christian heresies Armenia Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Kostandnupolsetsi, Abraham archbishop of Smyrna, editor.
Added entry--name
Markosi, Mahtesi printer.
Added entry--place
Turkey Izmir.
Language code
arm
Identifier
B43859