Saint Nerses the Gracious, Preces Nierses Clajensis sedecim- - Lot 258

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Saint Nerses the Gracious, Preces Nierses Clajensis sedecim- - Lot 258
Saint Nerses the Gracious, Preces Nierses Clajensis sedecim-linguis Venice, St. Lazarus imprint, 1818. In-12°. 204 pages. With an engraving of the portrait of Saint Nersès. Period binding with gilt fillets. Gilt edges. With stamped ownership mark on title page and an old handwritten H. Kohl ownership mark (dated 1845) on title page. Slightly browned. Rare first edition. Contains the prayers of Nerses the Gracious in classical and modern Armenian, ancient and modern Greek, Latin, Italian, French, Spanish, German, English, Dutch, Illyrian, Serbian, Hungarian, Turkish and Tartar (the last two in Armenian characters). By 1882, the collection included no fewer than 36 languages. Catholicos Nerses was also called Nerses of Hromgla (Rum-kala, the Roman castle), according to his place of residence, which in Latin means Nierses Clajensis.
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