Armenian Psalter, 1488
The psalter, intended for church service or private devotion, is divided into eight books or canons, each subdivided into seven sections.
Dates
- Creation: 1488
Extent
315 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Armenian
Shelfmark
MS. Laud Or. 34
Arrangement
Originally arranged and housed in 1641 at the Bodleian in Duke Humfrey’s Library, Selden End, compartment as ‘A 16’, 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. 315
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. 15
Custodial History
This MSS. was presented by Archbishop Laud in 1636. Manuscript 2197 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Physical Facet
Oriental cotton paper, oriental binding with flap - once fastened by 2 thongs and 2 studs
Dimensions
5 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. and text 4 x 2 3/8 in.
Repository Details
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