Եւդոկացի (Մատթէոս) [EUDOCATSI (Matthieu)]. Վարք Սրբոյն Գրիգո - Lot 99

Եւդոկացի (Մատթէոս) [EUDOCATSI (Matthieu)]. Վարք Սրբոյն Գրիգորի Լուսաւորչին [The life of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, Chatolicos of Armenia]. Venice, Imprimerie Antonio Bortoli, 1749. In-8, [7] f. (including engraved title, title) 328 p., contemporary Armenian full tan chagrin binding with metal clasp (1 of 2), spine with 4 nerves edged with gilt fillet, gilt fleuron in the center of the boxes, gilt fillet and roulette framing the boards, fleurons in spandrels, cross stamped in the center of the upper board and a figure of the Virgin and Jesus on the lower board, chased and gilt edges (boards rubbed, small leather loss, lower jaws split a few cm, lower headband missing, corners dulled, soiling and wetness). Biography of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, Catholicos of Armenia, written by Matthew Eudocatsi with contributions by Mkhitar Sebastaci. Illustrated with a wood-engraved vignette, the edition features a typographical decoration composed of illustrated initials, banderols and caps. A handwritten note in Armenian in the lower margin of the engraved title page indicates that this book was a gift to its owner from his friend Piqas Fanmassian.