The
Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts ( (
Mesrop Mashtots'i anvan hin dzeragreri institut)), commonly referred to as the
Matenadaran , is a repository of ancient manuscripts, research institute and museum in
Yerevan,
Armenia. It holds one of the world's richest depositories of medieval
manuscripts and
books which span a broad range of subjects, including history, philosophy, medicine, literature, art history and
cosmography in
Armenian and many other languages.