Shelfmark
Iaa6.1.29
Author
Title
Սիսական : Տեղագրութիւն Սիւնեաց աշխարհի / ի Հ[այր]. Ղեւոնդեայ Մ. Ալիշան Մ. Մխիթարեան:
Sisakan : Teghagrut’iwn Siwneats’ ashkharhi / i H[ayr]. Ghewond M. Alishan M. Mkhit’arean.
Sisakan : Teghagrut’iwn Siwneats’ ashkharhi / i H[ayr]. Ghewond M. Alishan M. Mkhit’arean.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Վենետիկ : Ի Մխիթարայ Վանս, ի Ս.Ղազար, 1893.
Venetik : I Mkhit’aray Vans, i S. Ghazar, 1893.
Venetik : I Mkhit’aray Vans, i S. Ghazar, 1893.
Physical description
Թ[=9], [1], 562, [2] p., [11] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (some col.) ; 33 cm.
Language
In Armenian.
Note
An illustrated descriptive history of the southern Armenian region of Siwnikʻ, one of the 15 provinces of ancient Armenia.
Note
The plates include a folded coloured map of "Sisakan" dated "Venetik S. Ghazar 1893" in cartouche and signed "Venezia Prem. Stab. C. Ferrari, T. Scozzi dis. inc.", seven coloured plates of costumes and facsimiles of manuscripts, two genealogical tables in the form of trees, and a plate of fossils signed "Lit. A. Pellizzato Venise".
Note
The facsimiles have captions in Armenian and French.
Note
With half title.
Citation/references note
Ghazikean, p. 53
Citation/references note
Voskanyan, N. et al., 1851- 1900, 6223
Provenance
Part of bequest to Eton College Library by Manoug Parikian in 1988.
Provenance
Purple oval ink seal stamp on half title and preliminary p. [5]: Մատթէոս Եպիսկոպոս Ինճէեան [Bishop Matt’eos Incheean].
Provenance
Printed green paper label inside upper board: W. Armstrong, stationer, printer, & bookbinder, 88, Portland St, Manchester.
Binding
Late 19th/early 20th century black goatskin half binding; blind double-ruled spine with gilt roll on raised bands and gilt spine title in Roman letters "Sisagan"; marbled endpapers and text block edges.
Copy-specific note
Black and white photograph of a stele with cuneiform text, loosely inserted at p. 134.
Copy-specific note
Seventeen postage stamps (1 from India, 1 from Singapore Malaya, 1 from India, 1 from Iran, 2 from the United States, 11 from Burma, with postmarks ca. 1954-1955), loosely inserted at p. 137.
Copy-specific note
Parikian's bibliographical notes in pencil on endpaper.
Subject
Armenia History.
Subject
Armenia Description and travel.
Subject
Siwnik' (Armenia)
Added entry--name
Parikian, Manoug former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
Language code
arm
Identifier
B44696