Shelfmark
Iaa6.3.44
Author
Uniform title
[Հաւատով խոստովանիմ]
[Hawatov khostovanim]
[Hawatov khostovanim]
Title
Preces Sancti Nersetis Clajensis Armeniorum patriarchae, triginta tribus linguis editae.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Venetiis : In insula S. Lazari., 1862.
Physical description
[10], 597, [3] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 16 cm.
Language
The translation of the author's prayer "In faith I confess" in 33 languages.
Note
Previous ed.: 1862.
Note
The Prayer of Nerses Shnohali "Հաւատով խոստովանիմ" [Hawatov Khostowanim = In faith I confess], comprising 24 verses for each of the 24 hours.
Note
Languages included are: Ethiopian, English, Arabic, Armenian, Celtic (i.e. Breton?), Chaldaic, Danish, French, German, Greek, Eskimo, Hebrew, Irish, Spanish, Dutch, Hungarian, Georgian, Illyrian, Icelandic, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Malay, Malayalim, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Chinese, Syriac, Swedish, Turkish and Walachian (Romanian), Albanian, Sanskrit, and Cantabrian [i.e. Basque?].
Note
The volume is a testimony to the variety of founts available to the Mkhit’arist press in S. Lazzaro.
Note
Engraved portrait of St Nerses with caption in Latin and Armenian by G. Bernasconi after Busato.
Note
Preliminary matter in Latin.
Citation/references note
Voskanyan, N., et al., 1851-1900, 8446
Provenance
Booklabel of Manoug Parikian. Part of bequest to Eton College Library by Manoug Parikian in 1988.
Provenance
Parikian's pencil note inside lower cover records puchase from (?) Murray Hill, June 1981 for £25.
Provenance
Booklabel in bold copperplate script of J. B. Maple, Childwick Bury; possibly John Blundell Maple, 1st Baronet, of Childwick Bury [Childwickbury] Manor in Hertfordshire.
Binding
19th century embossed red cloth; marbled text block edges.
Copy-specific note
Parikian's bibliographical notes in pencil on end pastedown.
Subject
Subject
Genre/Form
Prayers.
Genre/Form
Poems.
Added entry--name
Parikian, Manoug former owner.
Added entry--name
Maple, John Blundell, 1845 - 1903 Sir former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
Language code
arm mul arm lat fre
Identifier
B44596