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COMPONENTS: 2 vols. octavo, [2]-VII-176 p. + [2]-176 p., full contemporary speckled fawn sheepskin, spine with 3 raised bands, blind-stamped fillet.
CONDITION: Watermarks on the covers, minor rubbing, corners of vol. 2 are bumped, top hinge of vol. 2 is split, verse work in the margins (vol. 1), minor foxing.
NOTES: Literature:Echoes of Armenia – The H. Samuelian Collection of Books & Manuscripts. Gros & Delettrez – June 12, 2025
LANGUAGE
Armenian
ITEM ID: 5795
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Collection of Pleasant and Entertaining Moral Stories

DATE
Year: 1809
Decade: 1800s
Century: 19th (1801-1900)

Պուռնազեան, (Պետրոս վարդապետ) [POURNAZIAN (Petros Vardapet)], transl. ридриритритр բարոյական պատմութեանց [Illustrated Museum, or Collection of Pleasant and Entertaining Moral Stories]. Madras, Sargis Tsatur Aghavalyantsi Printing House.

A collection of moral narratives, conveying ethical lessons through short anecdotes. The work has been translated from Italian into the Armenian dialect.