145 - [Armenia].

[Armenia]. ????????????? ?????? ??? ? ??? ?????????? [The Holy Bible: Old and New Testaments]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1805. Large quarto, 12-836-30 pp., text in columns, 2 plates. Marbled fawn sheepskin of the period, ribbed spine, gilt title, gilt scroll border on the covers, contemporary dominoté paper endpapers, gilt edges (binding rubbed on the spine, very faint water stain on a few leaves at the beginning of the volume, but the copy remains in very fresh condition). An ancient Armenian Bible, based on the Greek translation by the Armenian Church Fathers. This edition was compiled from a selected manuscript and cross-referenced with other copies to verify its accuracy. Produced under the direction of Father Hovhannes Zohrabian, it is accompanied by critical notes on the original text. A beautiful edition illustrated with two black copperplate engravings; page 3 features a banner engraved with various religious symbols and an initial letter with figures. An allegorical vignette is engraved on the title page.