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THE EXHIBITION OF THE ARMENIAN TREASURES LAUNCHED IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY
16:50, 20 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, ARMENPRESS. A display of Armenian treasures is
on show in the Ritblat Treasures Gallery of The British Library until
the end of January 2013. It is dedicated to the 500th anniversary
of Armenian printing, the 20th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and the designation of Yerevan as 2012-2013
World Book Capital.
As reports "Armenpress" citing the official website of the British
Library, a number of magnificent manuscripts and rare specimen of
the earliest Armenian printed books are introduced at the exhibition.
Printing in Armenian began in 1512 in Venice, spreading to other
European cities, the Near and Middle East and India in the centuries
that followed. Printing itself was introduced In Armenia in 1771.
16:50, 20 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, ARMENPRESS. A display of Armenian treasures is
on show in the Ritblat Treasures Gallery of The British Library until
the end of January 2013. It is dedicated to the 500th anniversary
of Armenian printing, the 20th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and the designation of Yerevan as 2012-2013
World Book Capital.
As reports "Armenpress" citing the official website of the British
Library, a number of magnificent manuscripts and rare specimen of
the earliest Armenian printed books are introduced at the exhibition.
Printing in Armenian began in 1512 in Venice, spreading to other
European cities, the Near and Middle East and India in the centuries
that followed. Printing itself was introduced In Armenia in 1771.