Shelfmark
Iaa5.1.14 - Iaa5.1.19
Additional shelfmark
Iaa5.1.20 - Iaa5.1.25 (copy 2)
Author
Uniform title
[Lives. Armenian]
Title
Պլուտարքեայ Քերովնացւոյ Զուգակշիռք / Թարգմանեալ ի բնագրէն հ.Եղիայ վարդապետի Թոմաճեան Ի Մխոթարեան Ուխտէն :Արդեամբք Քաջափայլ,Ասպետի Պարոն Աղեքսանդրի Ռաֆայէլի Ղարամեան:
Plutark’eay K’erovnats’woy Zugakshirk’ / T’argmaneal i bnagren Hayr Eghiay vardapeti T’omachean i Mkhit’arean Ukhten. ...
Plutark’eay K’erovnats’woy Zugakshirk’ / T’argmaneal i bnagren Hayr Eghiay vardapeti T’omachean i Mkhit’arean Ukhten. ...
Publication, distribution, etc.
Ի Վենետիկ : Ի տպարանի սրբոյն Ղազարու, [1832-1834]
I Venetik : I tparani srboyn Ghazaru, [1832-1834].
I Venetik : I tparani srboyn Ghazaru, [1832-1834].
Physical description
6 v., plates ; 17 cm. (8vo)
Language
Translated from ancient Greek into Armenian.
Note
Title pages give dates in Armenian letters corresponding to 1281-1284 according to the Armenian era.
Note
Each volume has engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title plate reading: Պլուտարքեայ Զուգակշիռք Ա(-Զ) [Plutark’eay Zugakshirk’ hat. 1(-6)].
Note
Volume 1: 1832; volumes 2-3: 1833; volumes 4-6: 1834.
Note
Half-titles reading: ՊԼՈՒՏԱՐՔԵԱՅ ՔԵՐՈՎՆԱՑՒՈՅ ԶՈՒԳԱԿՇԻՌՔ ՀԱՏՈՐ Ա – Զ [Plutark’eay K’erovnats’woy Zugakshirk’ hator 1-6].
Note
Plutarch's Lives, translated into Armenian by Father Eghia vardapet T’omachean [Tʻovmachanean].
Citation/references note
Nersessian, 465 (v.1), 482 (v.2-3), 488 (v.4-6)
Citation/references note
Davt’yan, 732
Provenance
[Copy 1] Bequeathed to Eton College by Manoug Parikian in 1988 but lacking his booklabels.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Pencil note in Parikian's hand recording purchase from Van Gendt.
Provenance
[Copy 2] Bequeathed to Eton College by Manoug Parikian in 1988 but lacking his booklabels.
Provenance
[Copy 2] Very faint pencil inscription on recto of frontispiece informs that the book belonged to "Deacon Mkrtch’ean".
Binding
[Copy 1] ?20th century dark green moiré cloth boards; hollow spines; gilt-tooled volume numbers on spines; untrimmed edges.
Binding
[Copy 2] 19th century dark green roan quarter binding, probably French; hollow smooth spine gilt-tooled with title "Plutarque", arabesques, thick fillets and volume numbers; marbled paper boards; marbled endpapers; [v.6 only:] gilt text block edges.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 1] Volumes 1-2 imperfect: wanting frontispieces and engraved titles.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 1] Parikian's bibliographical notes in pencil inside back covers.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 2] Volume 1 imperfect: wanting gatherings 2-3 (pp. 17-48 of preface).
Copy-specific note
[Copy 2] Height: 15 cm.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 2] Pencil note inside back cover of vol. 1 recording imperfection.
Subject
Ancient Greek literature Translations into Armenian.
Subject
Rome Biography.
Subject
Greece Biography.
Added entry--name
Tʻovmachanean, Eghia, 1777 - 1848 translator.
Added entry--name
Parikian, Manoug former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
Language code
arm grc
Identifier
B44104