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Biblical geneaology and history in Armenian

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מאוסף הספרייה הלאומית
Title Biblical geneaology and history in Armenian.
Related place Tigranocerta (Turkey)-related place
Contributors Tåer Isaak of Hamit
Peckover, Alexander Baron of Wisbech, 1830-1919 (former owner)
Penrose, L. S. (Lionel Sharples), 1898-1972. (former owner)
The National Library of Israel Israel
(current owner)
Original Library/publisher The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel
Creation Date 1693
Notes Richly decorated and illustrated.
Copied in 1142 AE = 1693 CE in Tigranocerta, in the Church of S. Sargis the General and his son Martiros by Tåer Isaak of Hamit.
Two other copies are known: one, with illuminations, in Chester Beatty Library in Dublin
the other, no illuminations, in the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Written in Bolorgir script
The National Library of Israel Jerusalem Israel Ms. Or. 49
The National Library of Israel Jerusalem Israel Ms. Or. Var. 1=4
Parchment. Black script
Four quires. Blank papers interleaved between parchment ones. Third quire is arranged in improperly.
Subject Digitized manuscripts
Publications Nira Stone is currently preparing a study of the illumination of this manuscript and a facsimile with translation is planned.
M.E. Stone, "An Armenian Manuscript in the National and University Library, Jerusalem," Revue des etudes armeniennes 4 (1967) p. 57-61
also in Hebrew in Kiryat Sefer (1967) p. 269-271.
Call number at Current Custodian Gift of Sir Lionel Penrose, Patriarchate of Jerusalem, in 1935
Extent 22 ff
29X22 cm.
Parchment. Black script
Four quires. Blank papers interleaved between parchment ones. Third quire is arranged in improperly.
Language Armenian
Credits מאוסף הספרייה הלאומית
National Library system number 990034205340205171
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