[Armenia]. MOÏSE DE KHORÈNE. Mosis Chorenensis Historiae arm - Lot 178

[Armenia]. MOÏSE DE KHORÈNE. Mosis Chorenensis Historiae armenicae libri III. Accedit ejustem scriptoris Epitome geographiae... Londini, ex officina Caroli Ackers Typographi, apud Joannem Whistonum Bibliopolam, 1736. In-4, [2] ff. XXIV-412 p., 1 map, contemporary cold-stamped ivory parchment, ribbed spine, handwritten title, speckled edges (slight soiling to parchment, fresh interior). His main work, a History of Armenia, differs from the writings of other contemporary or earlier Armenian historians in that it incorporates the oral traditions of pagan Armenia and traces Armenian history from its origins to the 5th century. It earned Moses the title of "father of Armenian history" (patmahayr). History of the Armenians by Moses of Khorene, published in London by Charles Ackers for John Whiston in 1736. Text in two columns, bilingual in Armenian and Latin. Illustrated with a black copper-engraved MA map of Armenia "Armenia Major". Maisonneuve & Cie label with Paris address "15 quai Volatire". Provenance: Stephane Keyedjian's engraved Armenian bookplate.