The History of the Caucasian Albanians

This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 5261
  • Dates of Creation
    • 16th century
  • Language of Material
    • Armenian
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item 245 ff Glazed paper. 245 folios. 18.4 x 12.7 cm (written surface 12.7 x 8.3 cm). Folios 5v and 8r have been scaled off, later hands have added notes to folios 1r and 5v. Text is 21 lines, in large bolorgir, with initial letters in red. Binding is modern, half-bound in purple leather.

Scope and Content

An Armenian manuscript containing:. ff.1r-3r Contents. ff.3v-245v The History of the Caucasian Albanians by Movsēs Daskhurants'i (or Kaghankatuats'i), with some pages missing of the third book.

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Other Finding Aids

For more information, see Conybeare, F.C. 1913. A Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: The British Museum. pp 292-293.

Bibliography

Dowsett, C.J.F. 1961. The History of the Caucasian Albanians by Movsēs Dasxuranci. London: Oxford University Press.