Manuscript No. 5: Grigor Tatewac'i's Book of Questions

Item Overview

Title

Manuscript No. 5: Grigor Tatewac'i's Book of Questions

Alternative title

Girk' Harc'manc'

Date Created

1637

Date

1673

Language

Armenian

Collection

Armenian Manuscripts

Notes

Description

"The codex is a complete copy of Grigor Tatewac'i's ""Book of Questions"" which is a sort pf ecclesiastical-religious encyclopedia in the form of interrorgations and responses for the use of students. The work is divided into ten books."
Grigor Tatewac'i's "Book of Questions" appeared in two editions, the first published at New Julfa in 1685-87 and the second at Constantinople in 1729.

Colophon

Fols. 546-547. Grigor Tatewac'i's colophon in minuscule nortargir.Fols. 556-556v. Colophone of Grigor Tatewac'i's addressed to the vardapet Georg Erznkac'i, written in minuscule notargir. Fols. 556v-557. Principal colophon of the codex, written in minuscule notargir.Fol. 1v. Written by the scribeat the end of the table of contents, in nortargir.Fol. 435. Written by the scribe in minuscule notargir.Fol. 479. Written by the scribe in minuscule notargir.Much of the illumination in the codex is slightly smudged.

Physical Description

Extent

557 fols.

Dimensions

21x15 cm.

Binding note

Rebound, probably in the late 19th century. Quarter cloth. Pasteboards covered with bright pink, stained paper, with faded purple cloth spine. No sqaures. Sewing intact, except first three quires resewn. Four V-notches evident. Edges colored red. No endbands, bit fragments of yellowed silk (?) endband threads remain.

Condition note

The codex is in a very good state of preservation. Its only defects: the binding is somewhat loose, and the margin of fol. 178 is partially torn off.

Illustrations note

This manuscript's illustrations consist of the one half-page headpiece (fol. 6) eleven small one-column headpieces (fols. 1, 2, 57, 115, 155v. 211, 255, 350, 375, 417v, and 479v) with accompanying marginal ornaments and decorative initials, and two charts (fols. 193v and 328v).

Keywords

Genre

Manuscripts
Illuminations

Resource type

text