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Armenian Print Culture in the Early Modern Period
Sebouh Aslanian
Dr. Aslanian reflects on the intricate relationship between port-city merchants and printers in the history of Armenian print culture.
Armenian Print Culture in the Early Modern Period
The history of Armenian print culture is intricately linked to that of Armenian long-distance merchants, a connection that led to the establishment of Armenian printing presses in key port cities across Europe and Asia and a flourishing of Armenian print culture in the early modern period. Here, Dr. Sebouh Aslanian examines the factors that contributed to Armenians’ early adoption of print technology and a shift from manuscripts to printed books at the beginning of the sixteenth century.
