Saghmosaran - Psalter

Apkar aims to continue the traditions set by Meghapart by remaining as close as possible to the Armenian manuscript deposits. He prepares fonts imitating the manuscript of that period, that’s why at first sight the Psalter leaves the impression of a manuscript rather than a print. The Psalter doesn’t have a title page. The following second and third pages depict Apkar’s reception by the Pope and the Duke of Venice and were considered to be the title page of the Psalter. J. Alishan interprets these two scenes at the beginning of Psalter as Roman permission and implementation of printing in Venice. The same scenes are printed in Apkar Tebir’s one-page Calendar.