Extremely rare Armenian manuscript book of Narekatsi put up for Internet auction

An extremely rare manuscript of Grigor Narekatsi, an Armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher and theologian, has been put up for the eBay auction, the starting price being $30,000.
 
Director of the Armenian Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Matenadaran) Hrach Tamrazyan told Tert.am that the Armenian side is now verifying the information.

“We are always interested in such information and, if we can, acquire valuable manuscripts. We have recently found two of Narekatsi’s manuscripts,” Tamrazyan said.

The deadline for the sale of the ancient Armenian manuscript is August 26.