gregory narek grigor (10 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. as new unused.

Hard Cover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. First Printing Thus in dust jacket BRAND NEW, no remainder mark, pristine new copy; 16mo; 644pp; color frontispiece; Text in Armenian.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 761pp, notes. Burgundy faux-leather boards in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. St Gregory of Narek was born in 951 to a family of scholarly churchmen and entered the monastery on Lake Van at a young age. At the time Narek was a thriving centre of learning. The Book of Prayers is the work of his mature years which he called his 'last testament' and 'an encyclodaedia of prayer for all nations'. Bilingual text in both Armenian and {American} English. Size: Small 4to.

127 + [1] pp., 21cm., text in Armenian, publisher's hardcover, text is clean and bright, good condition, [Contains Gregory of Narek's Book of Lamentations], X116797.

493 + [3] pp., 18cm., bilingual: Armenian-Russian in Cyrillic script, publisher's hardcover, illustrated dustwrapper (with some use and tears), ex-dono on tite page, text is clean and bright, cfr. OCLC 1440433973, [Gregory of Narek's Book of Lamentations, in Armenian and with Russian translation on opposite pages], X116833.

124 + [4] pp. + frontispiece, 21cm., text in Armenian, publisher's hardcover in blue cloth, cfr. OCLC 866800241, X119784.

341pp.+ 1p. errata, text in Armenian, publisher's harcover with gilt lettering, 25cm., good condition, cfr. OCLC 44634667, [Contains mediaeval verse in classical Armenian], X116806.

xxxiv + 408 + [4] pp., 21cm., text in Armenian, publisher's hardcover in green cloth, text is clean and bright, good condition, cfr. OCLC 49891625, [Contains Gregory of Narek's Book of Lamentation, translated into modern Eastern Armenian from the classical Armenian, with annotations and intorduction by M. Mkryan], X116808.

1122 + [2] pp. + errata slip & 13 plates out of text, 23cm., text in Armenian, publisher's hardcover in grey cloth, text is clean and bright, good condition, cfr. OCLC 248772916, weight: 1.5kg., X116765.

Large 4to (212 x 265 mm). (2), 639, (1) pp. With woodcut devices on title-page, woodcut borders, woodcut initials and headers. Contemporary speckled calf, elaborately tooled in gilt, all edges gilt and goffered. Scarce edition of the most important Armenian text after the Bible itself: the "Book of Lamentations", called "one of the world's great mystical poems" (Evans) which laid the foundations of Armenian literature and religious philosophy. Gregory of Narek (951-1003 CE) was an Armenian saint and leading writer of the Armenian Church; while also famous for his commentary on the Song of Songs, the influence of his Book of Lamentations - a compilation of prayers addressed directly to God - is unmatched. Often referred to simply as 'Narek', the book first appeared in print in 1701, after which its popularity only grew. At the turn of the century, the widespread appreciation for the work, and its role in folk traditions, was even noted in the writings of the former Armenian Orthodox Patriarch, Malachia Ormanian: "For private prayers there is also used a book called Narek, composed by the monk St. Grigor of Narek. This collection, which is written in a florid and sublime style, is regarded as a potent talisman against all kinds of dangers" (p. 177). Generally hailed as the "most beloved work of Armenian literature" (Hacikyan), this early copy, with its gilt-decorated binding and woodcut borders and initials, is a lovely example of an important literary and religious tradition. The 1782 Istanbul ("Kostandnowpolis") edition is quite scarce, with only five copies available in institutions worldwide (SB Berlin, Harvard, UCLA, Library of Congress, and National Library of Israel, the latter two copies incomplete). - Binding slightly rubbed, dampstain in first and last few leaves, a few faint pencil marks. The word "aghot'its'" is mutilated in the half title and title-page. Altogether in very good condition. - Voskanian 722. OCLC 68966248. Not in Nersessian. Cf. Helen Evans et al., "Armenians Expand West: The Kingdom of Cilicia", in: Armenia: Art, Religion, and Trade in the Middle Ages (Yale University Press, 2018), p. 139. Agop Jack Hacikyan et al., "Grigor Narekatsi", in: The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the sixth to the eighteenth century (Detroit; Wayne State University Press, 2002), pp. 274-279. Malachia Ormanian, The Church of Armenia: her history, doctrine, rule, discipline, liturgy, literature, and existing condition (London, A.R. Mowbray, 1912).