Under our NLHF grant, we will display a book from the Armenian Institute collection each quarter, with a description of its significance.
As the Corona Virus currently prevents our meeting together at the library, our first book will be displayed on social media and the website. The epoch-making New Dictionary of the Armenian Language (Նոր բառգիրք Հայկազեան լեզուի) published by the Mekhitarist Congregation of Venice in 1836-37 has been chosen and the AI library is proud to count among its collection the first edition of this two-volume seminal work. It took the dictionary’s three compilers fifty years to complete this massive work which, after nearly 200 years, remains the most extensive and indispensable lexicon of Classical Armenian (grabar).
Dr. Gagik Stepan-Sarkissian, AI Librarian & Research Advisor, will talk about the book on video available on our youtube channel soon and be live online on 13 April, 7:30 pm to discuss it further and answer questions.
The event will take place on 13 April, online. The ‘’doors’’ of the evening will open at 7:00 and we’ll start 7:30. You can join the meeting with these details:
Meeting ID : 852-404-330
Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/852404330
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