The Psalms of David and the Abridged Calendar, 1789 - Lot 248

The Psalms of David and the Abridged Calendar, 1789 Venice, printed for the Monastery of Saint Lazarus by Antonio Bortoli, 1789. In-8°, (12.3 x 7 cm), 368+ 40 pages with numerous woodcuts of biblical scenes (the calendar section bears the date of 1733, the date of the first edition). Cover embroidered with silver thread on the leather binding, depicting the Crucifixion on one plate and the Virgin and Child on the other, in a popular style. The text embroidered around it is the prayer of Saint Nerses the Gracious (Սուրբ Ներսէս Շնորհալի), With Faith I Confess (Հավատով Խոստովանիմ), verse 14: You who care for creatures, by the sign of your Cross, preserve my soul and body from the illusions of sin, from the temptations of demons and iniquitous men and from all the perils of soul and body. Have mercy on your creatures and on me, such a great sinner. Presented in a protective box.