Shelfmark
Iaa5.1.37
Author
Uniform title
[Robinson der jüngere. Armenian]
Title
Պատմութիւն վարուց Ռօպէնսօնին Քրիւզոէ / Թարգմանեալ ի Գաղղիական լեզուէ յաշխարհաբառ ի Հ.Մինաս վարդապետէ Բժշկեան.
Patmut’iwn varuts’ Ropensonin K’riwze / t’argmaneal i Gaghghiakane lezue yashkharhabar i H. Minas vardapete Bzhzhkean.
Patmut’iwn varuts’ Ropensonin K’riwze / t’argmaneal i Gaghghiakane lezue yashkharhabar i H. Minas vardapete Bzhzhkean.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Վենետիկ : Ս.Ղազար, 1836.
Venetik : S. Ghazar, 1836.
Venetik : S. Ghazar, 1836.
Physical description
596 p., [1] leaf of plates : frontis. ; 15 cm. (12mo)
Language
Translated into Armenian from a French translation from the German.
Note
Translation into Armenian by Minas Bzhshkean of Joachim Heinrich Campe, Robinson der jüngere.
Note
This translation first published in 1817, under the title "Պատմութիւն Նոր Ռօպէնսօնին" [The history of the new Robinson].
Note
The author is not named on the title page. In Armenian bibliographies the book is wrongly attributed to Daniel Defoe. In the introduction the translator explains that he has translated the work, originally published in German in 1799, via an intermediate French translation.
Citation/references note
Davt’yan,
Provenance
Part of bequest to Eton College Library by Manoug Parikian in 1988 but lacking his booklabels.
Binding
19th century goatskin; gilt roll-tooled border; smooth spine with gilt roll at head and tail and single gilt ornament (possibly a tree); black paper spine label; marbled endpapers.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting first three leaves including title page.
Copy-specific note
Armenian inscription in black ink on recto of plate (8 lines, partly smudged): յիշատակ է գիրքս այս որ կոչի Ռօպէնսօն իմս հոգեհարազատ եղբօր [...] ինձ [...] մայիս [...] յիշատակն արդարոց օրհնութեամբ եղիցի եւ եղիցի.
Copy-specific note
Armenian inscription in blue ink on endleaf (8 lines): մարդ հանգիստ եւ աղէկ ապրելու համար պէտք է որ ըլլայ առաքինի , աշխատասէր, առանձնակեաց եւ ...
Copy-specific note
Parikian's bibliographical notes in pencil on endleaf.
Subject
Robinsonades.
Subject
Voyages, Imaginary.
Genre/Form
Fiction.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Parikian, Manoug former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
Language code
arm ger fre
Identifier
B44134