Բաստամեանց (Վահան Ծայրագույն Վարդապետ) [BASMATIANC (Reverend - Lot 47

Բաստամեանց (Վահան Ծայրագույն Վարդապետ) [BASMATIANC (Reverend Father Vahan)]. Մխիթար Գօշի Դատաստանագիրք Հայոց [The Code of Laws of the Armenians of Mkhitar Gosh]. Vagharshapat, printed by the Holy Catholicos of Etsmiadzine, 1880. In-4, [1] f. (title), 442-XII p., contemporary havana half-basin, smooth spine, title and cold roulette (part of spine flying, corners and elbows rubbed, tail cap missing). Rare copy of Father Vahan Basmatian's work on the Code of Laws of Mkhitar Gosh, with a preface and commentary by the author. Published in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), this book examines the famous "Datastanagirk" ("Book of Judgment"), a collection of medieval Armenian feudal laws compiled by Mkhitar Gosh in the late 12th century. This work presents an overview of the civil and ecclesiastical laws of medieval Armenia, contributing to the legal tradition of the time. Provenance: Տիար Կարապիտ Ներսէսիան [Karapit Nersesian] Paris, 1914; Կ.? [K. ?] Paris 1928.