Խոսրով Անձեւացի [KHOSROV ANTSEVATSI]. Մեկնութիւն ժամակարգութ - Lot 159

Խոսրով Անձեւացի [KHOSROV ANTSEVATSI]. Մեկնութիւն ժամակարգութեան [Exegesis of Chronology]. Constantinople, Imprimerie Arapian, 1840. In-4, VII-[1]-252-[1]/ 248 p., period brown half-basin with corners, smooth ornate spine, speckled edges (spine epidermure, worm work on jaws, headpieces epidermure, corners worn, quires out of order, soiling and wetness, stains on margins). In this treatise, the author examines the organization of the Armenian liturgical calendar, analyzing prayers, blessings and sermons, as well as their mode of recitation. The work is attributed to Khosrov Antsevatsi (ca. 902-964), an Armenian ecclesiastical figure and scribe, father of Grigor de Narek.