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500 YEARS OF ARMENIAN PRINTING MARKED IN CALCUTTA
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2012-10-19-500-years-of-armenian-printing-marked-in-calcutta-
Published: Friday October 19, 2012
Students gathered for a lecture by Dr. Sushanta Banerjee.
Calcutta, India - The 500th Anniversary of Armenian Typography was
celebrated in Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy, Kolkata,
India on October 13.
The school organized, in collaboration with Scholastic India Pvt.
Ltd., an exhibition cum sale of books, where, among other books, some
very old books in Armenian and English languages from the famous 184
year old Araratian Library were on display. The exhibition remained
open for two days.
Very Rev. Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, Pastor of Armenians in India
and Manager of Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy invited Dr.
Sushanta Banerjee, Director of The American Library, Kolkata to
grace the occasion as a Special Guest. Dr. Banerjee delivered an
absorbing speech on "The Importance of Reading Books", tracing the
origin of typography with special emphasis on Armenian typography and
how the invention of typography has revolutionized the cognitive and
intellectual world.
Dr. Banerjee, in his erudite speech, remarked: "In 1439, Johannes
Gutenberg revolutionized society by inventing the printing press
in Germany. The Armenians used the Gutenberg technique by mounting
their 39 alphabets on metal. This is how, through the permanence of
the printed word, the Armenians could protect their language and
church manuscripts and through them, their national identity and
wisdom through the ages. They were the first to understand the prime
importance of the Gutenberg technique and put it to immortal use.
Thus, through the invention of printing, the world found a new path
of changing life, education and culture."
At the end of the talk, there was an engaging session of question and
answer from the audience. The audience comprised students, teachers
of ACPA, students from other prestigious schools and colleges and
members of the Armenian community.
The 500th anniversary of typography is being celebrated in Armenia
and all over the Diaspora with great fervor. The significance of this
celebration acquired a new dimension with the UNESCO declaring Yerevan,
the Capital of Armenia, as 'the 2012 World Book Capital'.
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2012-10-19-500-years-of-armenian-printing-marked-in-calcutta-
Published: Friday October 19, 2012
Students gathered for a lecture by Dr. Sushanta Banerjee.
Calcutta, India - The 500th Anniversary of Armenian Typography was
celebrated in Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy, Kolkata,
India on October 13.
The school organized, in collaboration with Scholastic India Pvt.
Ltd., an exhibition cum sale of books, where, among other books, some
very old books in Armenian and English languages from the famous 184
year old Araratian Library were on display. The exhibition remained
open for two days.
Very Rev. Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, Pastor of Armenians in India
and Manager of Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy invited Dr.
Sushanta Banerjee, Director of The American Library, Kolkata to
grace the occasion as a Special Guest. Dr. Banerjee delivered an
absorbing speech on "The Importance of Reading Books", tracing the
origin of typography with special emphasis on Armenian typography and
how the invention of typography has revolutionized the cognitive and
intellectual world.
Dr. Banerjee, in his erudite speech, remarked: "In 1439, Johannes
Gutenberg revolutionized society by inventing the printing press
in Germany. The Armenians used the Gutenberg technique by mounting
their 39 alphabets on metal. This is how, through the permanence of
the printed word, the Armenians could protect their language and
church manuscripts and through them, their national identity and
wisdom through the ages. They were the first to understand the prime
importance of the Gutenberg technique and put it to immortal use.
Thus, through the invention of printing, the world found a new path
of changing life, education and culture."
At the end of the talk, there was an engaging session of question and
answer from the audience. The audience comprised students, teachers
of ACPA, students from other prestigious schools and colleges and
members of the Armenian community.
The 500th anniversary of typography is being celebrated in Armenia
and all over the Diaspora with great fervor. The significance of this
celebration acquired a new dimension with the UNESCO declaring Yerevan,
the Capital of Armenia, as 'the 2012 World Book Capital'.