Vintage Armenian Gospel of Matthew Bicultural Bible Parallel Text Classical & Modern Armenian Constantinople Boyajian Imprint .

-Description

1877 Ottoman Constantinople (Istanbul) imprint of the Gospel according to Matthew (ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆ ԸՍՏ ՄԱՏԹԷՈՍԻ) in Armenian. Translated directly from the original Greek text, this edition features parallel texts displaying both Classical Armenian (Grabar / Գրաբար) and Modern Armenian (Ashkharhabar / Աշխարհաբար) side by side in two columns. 

Printed at the famous A. H. Boyajian Press (A. Hakob Boyajian) under official education commission authorization in Constantinople.

⚠️ Condition Note:
Page 9 has a notable tear along the margin affecting a small portion of the printed text, and one leaf is slightly loosened from the binding. Softcover/paper wrapper edition. Outer covers show age-related toning, corner wear, and edge creasing. Internal pages are otherwise complete and clean with light age-toning typical for paper of this age. Overall in good vintage condition.

🔍 Item Details:
-Title: Gospel of Matthew (ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆ ԸՍՏ ՄԱՏԹԷՈՍԻ)
-Language: Armenian (Parallel Classical Grabar & Modern Ashkharhabar)
-Publication Date: 1877
-Place of Publication: Constantinople (Istanbul)
-Publisher: A. Hakob Boyajian Printing House