Գ. Աւետիկեան, Բացատրութիւն շարականաց, Վենտիկ 1814 [AVETIKIAN - Lot 83

Գ. Աւետիկեան, Բացատրութիւն շարականաց, Վենտիկ 1814 [AVETIKIAN, G. Explication des hymnes, Venise 1814] In- 4 (25 x 16 cm), Armenian text on laid paper, XIV-807 pp., 1 copper-engraved plate. Bound in contemporary havana half-basin, smooth titled spine (old rodent damage on upper cover, rubbing, light foxing on a few pages, light wetness on plate). This work, printed on beautiful laid paper, contains the only detailed commentary on the hymns used in the common services of the Armenian Church. It is listed in Vrej Nersessian, Catalogue of Early Armenian Books 1512-1850, British Library, London, 1980, cat. 303. Provenance: E.J. Brill Ltd, Leiden, Netherlands. Catalog no. 534 Caucasica, 1983, cat. 113; Acquired 1983.