Liturgical Manual of the Holy Mass (Խորհրդատետր Սրբազան Պատա - Lot 238

Liturgical Manual of the Holy Mass (Խորհրդատետր Սրբազան Պատարագի Յորում կարգեալ կան օրըստօրական աղօթք քահանային Ըստ արարողութեան եկեղեցեացն հայաստանեայց), 1777 Tome containing the daily prayers of the priest according to the rite of the Churches of Armenia. Rome, no imprint, 1777. 35 lines, two columns, page decorated with decorative borders. Format of framed text: 25.8 x 15.4 cm. Current titles. The title page is richly framed and decorated. Magnificent chapter-heads, end ornaments, illuminated margins and historiated letters. Bibliographical note: The Khorhrdatetr or Pataragamatuits (Ritual or Missal) was published in two volumes according to the publisher's intention. The first volume contains the texts of the Mass relating to the priest. The title page bears the library stamp of the Armenian Antonine Congregation. No copies of this volume are known to exist in Armenian libraries or in the Matenadaran. Copies are preserved in the library of the Mekhitarist monastery of Saint Lazarus in Venice and in the Propaganda Fide Library in Rome.