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The Reformation · 1512–1513
The Urbatagirk and the First Armenian Printing
Hakob Meghapart · 16th century
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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
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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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