Voskan Yerevantsi
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Voskan Yerevantsi (1614–1674; Armenian: Ոսկան Երեւանցի) was one of the first Armenian book publishers during the years 1640–1666. He published the Bible in Amsterdam on October 13, 1668,[1] which is believed to be one of the best samples of old Armenian printing.
Biography[edit]
Voskan Yerevantsi was born in 1614 in New Julfa (Nor Jugha), the son of parents who had been deported from Yerevan in 1604–1605 during the relocation ordered by Shah Abbas I of Persia.
References[edit]
- ^ Hacikyan; et al. (2005). The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the eighteenth century to modern times. Wayne State University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0814332214.
(...) but at long last the Armenian Bible saw the light on October 13, 1668.
- Armenology Research National Center: THE ARMENIAN BOOK 1512-1920
- Garegin Levonyan, The Armenian Book And The Printing Art, Yerevan, 1946.
- Knarik Korkotyan, The Armenian Printed Book In Constantinople, Yerevan, 1964
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