Ստեփանեան (Յակոբ) [STEPANEAN (Hagop)]. Տեսարան աշխարհի. Բովա - Lot 273

Ստեփանեան (Յակոբ) [STEPANEAN (Hagop)]. Տեսարան աշխարհի. Բովանդակիչ բնական և բարոյական գիտութեանց [Tableau du monde: contenant les sciences naturelles et morales]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1810. In-8, 404 p. (out of 452 p.), full contemporary havana raciné basane, ornate smooth spine, orange title-piece, gilt roulette framing the boards, gilt edges (unbound, corners dulled, edges rubbed, quires out of order, pages 19-30 flying, and 3-16, 419-452 missing, soiling and wetness). This work offers an educational synthesis of the natural and moral sciences, providing the Armenian reader of the XIXᵉ century with an overview of world knowledge (in geography, astronomy, biology), as well as ethical and philosophical reflections. Illustrated with a copper-engraved plate.