Աստուածաշունչ [BIBLE]. Venice, Imprimerie Antonio Bortoli, 1 - Lot 55

Աստուածաշունչ [BIBLE]. Venice, Imprimerie Antonio Bortoli, 1733. In-4, [5] f. (including engraved title, title and 1 plate), 1280 p., Armenian binding in full contemporary red leather, 5-ribbed spine, richly ornamented bindings, boards decorated with a gilt iron with religious subjects, bordered by a gilt frame, edges chased and gilt (clasps missing, epidermis to boards and spine, slight soiling to boards, corners and edges rubbed, spines split, wet restorations on a few pages, notably one of the introductory leaves and the margins of the title and engraved title). According to the preface, this edition of the Bible, comprising the Old and New Testaments, was carefully organized and first printed in 1666 under the authority of His Holiness Jacob, Catholicos of Armenia, and edited by the priest Voskan. Designed according to Latin traditions, it was intended to harmonize the Holy Scriptures. The present reprint has been produced with high-quality paper, refined illustrations and elegant typography, thanks to the efforts of Mekhitar Vardapet of Sebaste, known as Abba Père. The book features 156 woodcut vignettes. The text is adorned with initials, headbands and endpapers.