Շարակնոց [CHARAKNOTS]. Amsterdam, Printed by Karapet of Andr - Lot 78

Շարակնոց [CHARAKNOTS]. Amsterdam, Printed by Karapet of Andrinople and Voskan of Yerevan, 1664. In-12, 776p. (of 779 p.), full contemporary tan basane, compartmentalized smooth spine decorated with cold roulette and stars, boards framed with a double cold fillet, fleurons in spandrels, red edges (spine, cuts and boards rubbed, corners dull, lower jaw. and upper hinge cracked, quires unruly, slight brown spots, side margins slightly short reaching contents of q. pages, p. 31-34 partly unbound, q. pages after 776 missing). Rare edition of the Charakanots (Շարակնոց), a collection of liturgical hymns of the Armenian Apostolic Church, grouping together the hymns (charakans) sung throughout the liturgical year. Printed in 1664 by Karapet Andrianatsi and Voskan Erevantsi, this edition features a rich layout: altar-shaped title page, Armenian musical notations (khaz), marginal markers and 49 woodcuts. The text is adorned with initials, headbands and endpapers.)