MATENADARAN ACQUIRED MORE THAN 1,500 MANUSCRIPTS IN PAST 5 YEARS
17:03 30/08/2013 ” CULTURE
Thanks to benefactors, Matenadaran – Mesrop Mashtots Institute of
Ancient Manuscripts acquired more than 1,500 manuscripts in the past
5 years.
“This is a good number, and it allows us to open a separate
Matenadaran,” Hrachya Tamrazyan, director of the Institute, told
Panorama.am.
Hundreds of manuscripts are kept in foreign countries and Matenadaran
works to acquire them, Tamrazyan added.
‘Narek’ manuscript put up for auction on eBay has been bought by
Russian Armenian Arthur Janibekyan and will be presented to Matenadaran
in 10-15 days, Tamrazyan said. The manuscript’s starting price was
USD 30,000.
Source: Panorama.am
From: A. Papazian
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