EXHIBITION OF PERSIAN MANUSCRIPTS IN MATENADARAN

ArmInfo
2009-04-07 15:43:00

ArmInfo. Exhibition of Persian manuscripts was opened in Matenadaran
Institute of Ancient Manuscripts. The total of 50 manuscripts were
exhibited. This is the first case when Matenadaran is exhibiting
foreign manuscripts from its collection. The Old Koran, which finds
room in a ring-box, is the most interesting showpiece.

As manager of the exhibition hall Aida Charakhyan said, totally
470 Persian manuscripts and 1500 documents on history, medicine
and exact sciences are kept in Matenadaran. She also added the 4
volume-collection of Persian archive documents stored at Matenadaran
was published in Armenia. The first 3 volumes were collected by
Professor Hakob Papazyan and the 4th volume by his PG student,
specialist in Iranian studies Kristine Kostikyan. ‘This initiative
should be continued. There are many Persian archive documents at
Matenadaran’, she said. The exhibition will continued till early
May. It was organized with the support of the Cultural Center at the
Iranian Embassy in Armenia.