Մովսէս Խորենացի. [MOÏSE DE KHORÈNE]. Սրբոյ հօրն մերոյ Մովսէս - Lot 195

Մովսէս Խորենացի. [MOÏSE DE KHORÈNE]. Սրբոյ հօրն մերոյ Մովսէսի Խորենացւոյ Մատենագրութիւնք [The writings of our Holy Father Moses of Khorene]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1843. In-8, 9-[1]-640 p., burgundy chagrin binding, gilt edges (top board and spine missing, bottom board detached, spotting). Critical edition of the works of Moïse de Khorène, first published in Venice in 1834. Considered the first attempt at a critical edition of this author, this publication is based, according to the preface, on the collation of early manuscripts. Moses of Khorene (Մովսէս Խորենացի, 5th century), a major figure in the Armenian historiographical tradition, is notably the author of the History of Armenia, a fundamental text tracing the legendary and historical origins of the Armenian people.