Շարակնոց [CHARAKNOTS]. [Amsterdam], [ca. 1742]. In-8, 718 pp - Lot 80

Շարակնոց [CHARAKNOTS]. [Amsterdam], [ca. 1742]. In-8, 718 pp. (of 720), Armenian binding, full contemporary cold-stamped tan basane, 3-nerved spine, red edges; lacking title and last f. (colophon) (boards and spines rubbed, jaws split, headpieces torn off, corners dulled, quires out of order, soiling and dampening, upper and side margins short, qq. old repairs with some damage to text, tear with missing p. 15-16, pagination error). A collection of liturgical chants, this Charaknots or Hymnal was published, according to the first page, in Constantinople in 1742. The book contains numerous woodcuts depicting various biblical scenarios, some by Christoffel van Sichem the Younger. Despite the missing title and colophon pages, this is one of the most complete copies of this Amsterdam edition of Charaknots.