Armenian Psalter, 1551
The psalter, as usually arranged, but omitting the 151st (apocryphal) Psalm. The last two psalms follow the canticles of the last canon (f. 140b).
Dates
- Creation: 1551
Extent
143 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Armenian
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 35
Arrangement
Originally arranged and housed in 1641 at the Bodleian in Duke Humfrey’s Library, Selden End, compartment as ‘A 15’, see Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, p. 14
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 314
For a full description in English, see:Baronian, S. and F. C. Conybeare, Catalogue of the Armenian manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (1 vol., Oxford, 1918), no. 17
Custodial History
This MS. was presented by Archbishop Laud in 1639. Manuscript 2379 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Physical Facet
Vellum, a little stained. European binding, with gilt edges and remains of two clasps
Dimensions
5 3/8 x 4 in. and text 4 5/8 x 2 7/8 in.
Repository Details
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