[Armenia]. Մանանդեան, (Յակոբ) [Manandian, (Hagop)] and Աճառե - Lot 84

[Armenia]. Մանանդեան, (Յակոբ) [Manandian, (Hagop)] and Աճառեան, (Հրաչյա) [Adjarian, (Hratchia)]. Հայոց նոր վկաները (1155-1843) [The New Armenian Witnesses (1155-1843)]. Vagharchapad, Imp. Saint Catholicos d'Etsmiadzine, 1903. In-8, [2 ff] - XI-XXIV-800 pp, red half-percaline, smooth spine, gilt title and fillet (edges and corners slightly worn, marginal soiling). A major scientific edition, based on a critical comparison of a vast corpus of manuscripts. The work provides detailed documentation on the Armenian martyrs from 1155 to 1843, accompanied by lists of manuscript sources, proper names and a rich lexicon of foreign and specific terms. A fundamental reference tool for the religious, linguistic and cultural history of medieval and modern Armenia.