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A catalogue of the Armenian manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1913 and of collections in other libraries in the United Kingdom

A catalogue of the Armenian manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1913 and of collections in other libraries in the United Kingdom
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ISBN 9780712358293 (v. 1)
9780712358309 (v. 2)
9780712349055 (set)
Author Nersessian, Vrej 1948-
Title A catalogue of the Armenian manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1913 and of collections in other libraries in the United Kingdom / by Vrej Nerses Nersessian
Publisher London : British Library, 2012
Physical desc. 2 v. (xx, 1202 p., 48 p. of plates) ; col. ill., facsims., tables ; 29 cm.
Note Ref. to CBL: v. 1, p. 250 & 300.
Compliments of the author and the British Library.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents V. 1: Introduction -- History of the collections -- Sources of Armenian iconography -- The collections. Biblical manuscripts -- Service books -- v. 2: Medieval texts of mixed content -- Ecclesiastical law -- Patristic literature: theology -- Qur'an -- Encyclical and letters -- Tales and poems -- Historiography -- Lexicography and dictionaries -- Medicine and medical dictionaries -- Natural Sciences -- Literary texts -- Prayer scrolls -- Divination, magic, geomancies -- Manuscript catalogues.
Summary Note This catalogue identifies and describes the Armenian manuscripts in the British Library's collections acquired since 1913, as well as 13 other uncatalogued collections in libraries and museums in the UK such as the Bodleian and John Rylands. The introduction provides a short history of each of the collections described and a separate section outlining the sources of Armenian iconography. There is an entry for each manuscript which gives full details, a description of the physical object and its present condition, the binding, provenance, contents, and details of any illustrations contained.
Language Note English and Armenian
Corporate name British Library -- Catalogs
Subject Manuscripts, Armenian -- England -- Catalogs
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Armenian -- England -- Catalogs
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