Item Summary

Armenian breviary or Book of Hours. Incomplete.

Descriptive Information

Title
[Breviary]
Call Number
C0744.14 (Garrett Armenian, no. 4)
Identifier
ark:/88435/dc9g54xz18m
Publisher
[Turkey], [17th century]
Language
Armenian
Date Created
1600-1699
Extent
203 leaves : paper ; 94 x 67 (61 x 40) mm bound to 92 x 72 mm.
References
Sanjian, A. K. A catalogue of medieval Armenian manuscripts in the United States, 91, pages 402-404.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Contents
Contains Hallelujahs, songs for Lent morning, canticles, introits, and anthems
Notes
Ms. codex.
Title devised by cataloger.
Previously listed as Princeton's Garrett MS. 20. Princeton University Library label and oval sticker (upper pastedown)
Collation: Paper ; fol. 203 ; 19 numbered quires ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
Layout: 13 lines per page.
Description: MS in fair condition, some pages defective.
Decoration: Title and initials in red. Musical notations.
Binding Note
Solid silver binding in heavy relief with enamelling in blue, green and white. Depiction of Nativity on upper cover, Baptism of Christ on lower cover. Spine inscription in Armenian reading in part "... adorned with silver at the city of Kayseri at the hands of ... Shahmir M. Karapet in the year 1102 [1653]". Binding likely re-used.

Discovery Information

Subject
Armenian Church—Liturgy—Texts—Early works to 1800
Manuscripts, Armenian—New Jersey—Princeton
Breviaries
Silver bindings
Enamel bindings

Physical Characteristics

File Count
414

Institutional Information

Collection
Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/f326f05a-75d0-486e-b08c-2c2549152575/manifest