This liturgical manuscript (Sharaknots or Sharakan) contains a
collection of over a thousand hymns, organized into eight groups,
for use in the Armenian Church. Many of these hymns were composed
by prominent figures in the Armenian Church, while others are early
translations from sacred hymns of the early Christian Church. The
texts include Armenian khaz notation. This manuscript was written
by the scribe Simeon in the year 1662 in the city of Brnakot, in
the province of Siounik, an important center for liturgical
manuscript production in southern Armenia. The book decoration
consists of 8 headpieces, 120 ornamental and zoomorphic initials,
and numerous simple red initials. The manuscript features its
original Moroccan limp vellum binding with blind tooling.
