Bibliographical searches. Introducing Newly Discovered Names of Armenian Books

Abstract

Since Father Garegin Vardapet Zarbhanalean, various groups of bibliographers and individual specialists have consistently worked on compiling and refining bibliographic catalogs of Armenian books. However, such catalogs can never be considered complete, as new books continue to emerge in different libraries, institutional archives, and private collections worldwide - books that, for various reasons, have previously escaped the attention of bibliographic researchers.
The article presents newly discovered Armenian and Armenogram Turkish prints that have come to light within the framework of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) activities. Active during the 19th and 20th centuries, the Board supported the publication of literature in various languages, including Armenian, Armenogram Turkish, and Greek. As part of the "Endangered Archives" program, this printed heritage has been digitized, enabling the discovery of previously unrecorded books and periodicals not included in earlier bibliographic catalogs. The article provides bibliographic descriptions of 71 newly identified books.