The Reformation · 1512–1513
The Urbatagirk and the First Armenian Printing
Hakob Meghapart · 16th century
What it is
A book of prayers for healing and protection, printed at Venice — the first book ever printed in Armenian.
Why it lasted
The beginning of Armenian printing, undertaken by a diaspora with no state, to keep a liturgical and literary tradition alive.
Where to read it
This work is in the public domain and can be read in full, free, at the archives below. The Library catalogues it; it does not host the text.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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