Shelfmark
Iaa6.4.17 - Iaa6.4.18
Author
Uniform title
[Odyssey. Armenian]
Title
Հոմերոսի Ոդիսական : Թարգմանեաց ի Հելլենականէ Հ.Եղիա Վ. Թոմաճան ի Մխիթարեան Ուխտէն.
Homerosi Odisakan T'argmaneats' i Hellenakane H. Eghia V. T’omachan i Mkhit’arean Ukhten.
Homerosi Odisakan T'argmaneats' i Hellenakane H. Eghia V. T’omachan i Mkhit’arean Ukhten.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Ի Վենետիկ : Ի Տպարանի Սրբոյն Ղազարու, ՌՄՂԶ: [1296 = 1848]
I Venetik : I tparani Srboyn Ghazaru, 1848.
I Venetik : I tparani Srboyn Ghazaru, 1848.
Physical description
2 v. ([12], 380 ; 447, [1] p.), [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Language
In Armenian; translated from ancient Greek.
Note
The Odyssey of Homer in classical Armenian, translated by Eghia Tʻovmachan Tʻovmachanean].
Note
Plates = engraved frontispiece and engraved additional title plate in each volume.
Note
Letterpress title page gives date in Armenian letters according to the Armenian era only: RMGHZ [=1296]; engraved title gives date in Arabic numerals.
Citation/references note
Nersessian, 625
Citation/references note
Davt’yan, 1494-1495
Provenance
Booklabel of Manoug Parikian. Part of bequest to Eton College Library by Manoug Parikian in 1988.
Provenance
Booklabel of John Sparrow.
Binding
19th century black straight-grained goatskin; border of thin gold fillet within broad gold fillet; smooth tight spine with three compartments formed by thin, thick, and broken gold fillets with gold-tooled spine title; gilt text block edges; pink moiré paper doublures; white silk page markers.
Copy-specific note
Plates misbound: those for vol. 1 in vol. 2, and vice versa.
Copy-specific note
Parikian's bibliographical notes in pencil.
Added entry--name
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
Identifier
B44376