Չամչեան (Միքայէլ) [CHAMCHIAN (Mikayel)]. Քերականութիւն Հայկա - Lot 71

Չամչեան (Միքայէլ) [CHAMCHIAN (Mikayel)]. Քերականութիւն Հայկազեան լեզուի [Grammar of the Armenian language]. Venice, Imprimerie Demetrios Theodosius, 1779. In-8, [12]- 560/600 p., contemporary full Armenian tan basane binding, ornate smooth spine, gilt roulette on boards, gilt edges (binding worn, hinges split, soiling and dampening, stains on qq. pages, quires out of order, pp. 279-280 unbound, pp. 281-288 partly unbound, pp. 561-600 missing). Grammar of the Armenian language written by Mikhaël Chamchian (1738-1823), a Mekhitarist monk, historian, grammarian and theologian. The author is also known for his three-volume History of Armenia, based on ancient sources. Illustrated with a copperplate engraving.