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Matenadaran hosted Hugo Wetscherek, Director of the renowned Vienna-based antiquarian book company INLIBRIS, whose cooperation with the institution has played an important role in preserving Armenian manuscript heritage and enriching Matenadaran’s manuscript collections.
As a result of this cooperation, Matenadaran’s manuscript collection has been enriched with manuscripts of exceptional historical and cultural value. Among them are a 13th-century manuscript of Sargis Shnorhali’s ”Commentary on the Seven Catholic Epistles”; a manuscript collection copied and illuminated in 1353 at the Drazark Monastery in Cilicia by the renowned scribe and illuminator Sargis Pitsak; and a Gospel copied and illuminated in 1695 by the scribe Azaria in New Julfa, Isfahan. All three manuscripts were acquired with the support of the Government of the Republic of Armenia.
These significant acquisitions mark important milestones in Matenadaran’s “Homecoming of Manuscripts” campaign, whose success is greatly facilitated by trusted partnerships established with international professional circles.
Cooperation with Hugo Wetscherek also opens up new opportunities for identifying, studying, and acquiring Armenian manuscripts held in private collections abroad and circulating on the antiquarian market.
During the meeting, the results of the cooperation were reviewed, and prospects for its continuation and the implementation of new joint initiatives were discussed.
In recognition of his significant contribution to the preservation of Armenian manuscript heritage and the enrichment of Matenadaran’s collections, Matenadaran Director Ara Khzmalyan awarded Hugo Wetscherek the Matenadaran Medal of Gratitude.
