Printed Book of Psalms
The large number of manuscript copies of the Book of Psalms yielded to publications early in the print era (after 1512). This commentary on the Psalms of the Prophet David by John of Constantinople bears an ornamental headpiece and marginal devices that are all identifiably Armenian while the sixteen principal engravings show strong Western influence. Although the Psalms are in classical Armenian (grabar), the commentary is in the vernacular, probably because the intended buyers no longer understood grabar.
The large number of manuscript copies of the Book of Psalms yielded to publications early in the print era (after 1512). This commentary on the Psalms of the Prophet David by John of Constantinople bears an ornamental headpiece and marginal devices that are all identifiably Armenian while the sixteen principal engravings show strong Western influence. Although the Psalms are in classical Armenian (<em>grabar</em>), the commentary is in the vernacular, probably because the intended buyers no longer understood <em>grabar</em>.