Յովհան Աւձնեցի [HOVHANNES ODZNETSI]. Յովհաննու Իմաստասիրի և - Lot 130

Յովհան Աւձնեցի [HOVHANNES ODZNETSI]. Յովհաննու Իմաստասիրի և կաթողիկոսի Հայոց Օձնեցւոյ ճառ ընդդէմ երևութականաց [The Contra Phantasiasticos of Hovhannes III of Odzoun]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1807. In-8 X-85 p., contemporary shagreened fawn calf, smooth spine richly decorated with a woven pattern roulette and triple gilt fillet, gilt roulette to boards and spines, gilt edges (small epiderm. to boards, dull corners, slightly rubbed jaws, caps and spines, upper guard torn off). First edition of the works of Hovhannes III Odznetsi, nicknamed Imastasēr [the Philosopher], catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Hovhannes III (-728) is known for his theological, confessional and ritual contributions. His major works include "L'Athénologie", "Contre les Pauliniens", and "Contra Phantasiasticos".