The document discusses the history of Armenian bibliography and printing. It notes that the earliest Armenian manuscripts date back to the 5th century and were written by hand on parchment pages bound together. The first printed Armenian book was "Urbatagirk", published in 1512 in Venice. After this, Armenian printing houses were established in several locations and began publishing manuscripts. In 2012, Yerevan was named the World Book Capital by UNESCO. A number of events took place from February 16-18, including group readings and donations of books at theaters, concert halls and museums to promote reading.

1. “ Msho Charentir” and Kilikyan gospel parchment
“Grquyk” paper
Armenian bibliography goes back to the 5th century. There were no
books and everything was written on parchments which being put
together made manuscripts. Parchments were made out of bovine
leather. The biggest Armenian manuscript is “ Msho Charentir” which
weighs 28 kg and has 601 pages. And the smallest one is called
“Grquyk” which is made out of kid leather.
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2. “Urbatagirk”, Hakob Meghapart,
the first Armenian printed book the first Armenian typographer
The printing invention in Europe contributed to the typographic
emergence in Armenia. The first Armenian typographer was Hakob
Meghapart. The first printed Armenian book was “Urbatagirk”, which
was published in 1512 in Venice. After this event Armenian printing
houses were established in
Amsterdam, Echmiadzin(Armenia), Madras, Venice St. Lazarus Island
and began to print and publish the famous handwritten manuscripts.
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3. World Book is a project initiated by UNESCO.
In 2012 Yerevan was chosen as a world book
capital. The schedule of events for Yerevan
World Book Capital 2012 placed a special
emphasis on children and young adults as
carriers of knowledge into the future.
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4. On February 16-18, 2012
a number of
theaters, concert halls
and museums
participated in the
events. Anyone could
enter, donating the
artistic and popular
scientific books.
February
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16-18

5. Armenian youth
organized flashmobs.
They aimed to raise
interest in reading
among young people.
In the center of
Yerevan were held
group reading.
Don’t read books only on World Book days 
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