Նալեան (Յակոբ) [NALJIAN (Hakob II)]. Գանձարան ծանուցմանց [A - Lot 202

Նալեան (Յակոբ) [NALJIAN (Hakob II)]. Գանձարան ծանուցմանց [A book entitled the Treasury of Opinions]. Constantinople, 1758. 2 volumes in 1 vol. in-8, 335-[1] p., (including colophon), ornate smooth spine, gilt framing to boards, figure depicting the Annunciation stamped in center (binding very worn, leaves unbound, wetness, first and last pages stuck to back covers, tears with missing p. 333-4). The third and fourth volumes of this work, known as the Treasury of Opinions, were written by Hakob II Nalian (1702 - July 19, 1764), an eminent Armenian chronicler, educator, commentator and religious dignitary of the XVIIIᵉ century. He served as Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople twice, from 1741 to 1748 and then from 1762 to 1764. These volumes offer a general history of the world, including chapters on America, Australia and Africa, testifying to the period's interest in distant lands. The text is framed with a neat border.