Բաստամեանց (Վահան Ծայրագույն Վարդապետ) [BASMATIAN (Father Va - Lot 48

Բաստամեանց (Վահան Ծայրագույն Վարդապետ) [BASMATIAN (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-8, 442 -XII p., period green half-chagrin, spine with 5 faux-nerfs, gilt title, gilt roulette on spine and boards (spine faded, minor spotting on boards, spine split qq. cm., cut and corner rubbed). 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.