ARMENIA GREGORY OF NAREK, SAINT. Girk AghotitsSrboyn [Book of Lamentations], [Constantinople/Is...

ARMENIA GREGORY OF NAREK, SAINT. Girk Aghotits'Srboyn [Book of Lamentations], edited by Minas Amdetsi, text in Armenian, all pages within typographical border (that to title more elaborate), woodcut decorations in the margins, capital bird-shaped letters, large woodcut portrait of the author on p.10, large opening woodcut ornament on p.11, small old repairs touching inner border of title, horizontal tear to pp.11/12, old paper repairs to gutter margin of several leaves (mostly at beginning and end), final leaf with portion of upper page torn away with some loss to opening 3 lines recto and verso, some marginal ornaments shaved, occasional light old staining, contemporary calf over wooden boards, the sides decorated in blind to a geometrical design, old metal studs on lower cover, lacking metal clasps (and straps) on upper cover, rebacked in old leather [Voskanian 185], 4to (200 x 150mm.), [Constantinople/Istanbul, Paron Karapet, son of Astuadsatour, 1702] Footnotes: Only the second appearance in print, after the 1673 Marseille edition, of Grigor Narekatsi's 'Book of Lamentations'. The editor, Minas Amdetsi, notes on the colophon that text is based on a manuscript found in Jerusalem and compared with five others found at the Monasteries of Saghmosavank, Khor Virap and Sevan. An Armenian Christian mystic, Grigor/Gregory (c.945-1003) was Canonized in 2015. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com