History of Vardan and the Armenian War (1957) - Page 24

The Order of the Modes


I	124^b — 130^a	untitled.	"The word which... received the sentence of death."
II	130^a — 149^a	Second. The incident of the wars from the prince of the East.	"Those whose souls... along the long road."
III	149^a — 168^a	Third. Concerning the unity of the holy covenant of the church.	"Although we are not... he had struck a blow."
IV	168^a — 173^a	Fourth. Concerning the dissent of the prince of Siwnik and his companions.	"Until this place... the cup of the bitterness."
V	173^a — 186^b	Fifth. Once again, against the holding of the war of the Armenians by the king of the Persians.	"Great is the love of God... They could not believe."
VI	[missing]
VII	187^a — 197^b	The seventh mode, in which the virtue of the Armenians is again set in order, and the wickedness of Vasak appears even worse.	"Now again at that time... his works."
VIII	197^b — 232^b	Outside the seven modes, the eighth. Again concerning that same war and the sufferings of the holy priests.	"Now in the sixteenth... the mother-city of good things," and so on.

13. Manuscript E No. 1920 (1657)

Folios—350+2 (45 and 119 are duplicate folios): Size—27 X 18: Material—paper: Binding—leather-covered board with stamp work: Script—double column 21 X 12.5, bolorgir round-letter minuscule script: Scribe—Yakob the Deacon: Recipient—Nerses the Rabunapet chief master/teacher: Date—1569—1570: Place—Baghesh: Colophon—179$^a-b$, 228^b, 348: Inscriptions—53^b, 229^b, 246, 247, 248:

1—182^b Agathangelos.
184^a — 193^a Letter of Union.
194^a — 231^b Concerning the lineage of Saint Gregory and the vision of Saint Nerses.
233^a — 250^a Introduction to the vision and the vision of Saint Sahak.
251^a — 350^b Eghishe's "History." A folio is missing at the end. It ends with the following words: "the outsiders appeared like mourners and sufferers."
348$^a-b$ The second half of the colophon: "...remember again...". The first half is missing.

The Order of the Modes

13. Manuscript E No. 1920 (1657)

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