Hakob Meghapart ( hy, Հակոբ Մեղապարտ, Jacob the Sinner
) (date of birth and death are unknown), was the first
Armenian
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* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
printer
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Technology
* Printer (publishing), a person or a company
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* Optical printer for motion picture films
People
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, the founder of the Armenian printing. His activities were developed in
Venice
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in the beginning of the 16th century.
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In 1512-1513 his publishing house gave birth to the following publications:
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Urbatagirk
''Urbatagirk'' ( hy, Ուրբաթագիրք) or "The Book of Friday" was the first printed book in the Armenian language. It was printed in Venice (Italy) in 1512 by Hakob Meghapart. Its content was partly religious, partly secular, consisting o ...
'' ( hy, Ուրբաթագիրք)
*''Pataragatetr'' ( hy, Պատարագատետր)
*''Aghtark'' ( hy, Աղթարք)
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Parzatumar'' ( hy, Պարզատումար)
*''Tagharan'' ( hy, Տաղարան)
The first book that he printed was called "Urbatagirk", which had 124 paper pages, also 24 are colored and the pages are printed in red and black.
The books printed by him have a special
printer's mark
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The first printer's mark is found in the 1457 Mainz Psalter by Johann Fust and Peter Schöffer. One of the m ...
.
See also
*
Armenian printing
References
* G. Levonyan, ''Armenian book and Art of the printing''
'«Հայ գիրքը և տպագրության արվեստը»'' Yerevan, 1958
External links
Parzatumar
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Armenian printers
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown