Սոփերք հայկականք [LES PHILOSOPHES ARMÉNIENS] XXII vol. in 4 - Lot 68

Սոփերք հայկականք [LES PHILOSOPHES ARMÉNIENS] XXII vol. in 4 rel. Venice, Imprimerie Saint-Lazare, 1853-1861. 4 vols. in-16 (11, x 6,8 cm), various pagination, blue half-basin, spine with 4 faux nerfs, gilt title, tomaison, date and initials, untrimmed (spine slightly faded, small flaws including dull corners and light foxing). An important collection of medieval Armenian philosophical texts, comprising 22 treatises by various authors, edited and printed in Venice by the Congregation of the Mekhitarists of Saint Lazarus between 1853 and 1861. This collection offers a unique panorama of medieval Armenian thought, often influenced by Greek, Syriac and Byzantine traditions. Provenance: from the library of Frédéric Macler (1869-1938) (gilded initials on spine).