Acknowledgments
The editors first conceived of and planned this volume in 2018 and 2019, at two workshops for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers held at the University of Geneva, and would therefore like to express their gratitude to the Unité d’arménien led by Valentina Calzolari for their hospitality. Thanks are also due to all contributors for their time and patience, as well as all those who would have liked to contribute to the Festschrift but owing to the Coronavirus pandemic or other circumstances were unable to do so. Similarly, the editors are grateful to their families and partners for their continued and unwavering support (and patience!) during the realisation of this project.
The volume in its present form would not have been possible without the support of the co-director of Armenian Texts and Studies, Valentina Calzolari, and the help of Patricia Radder, Jorik Groen, and Dirk Bakker at Brill, who with sure hands have guided the editors through all editorial processes and decisions. Emilio Bonfiglio’s dedication to the honorand finds expression in the meticulous bibliography and biography he has compiled and composed, while Natalie Naïri Quinn has kindly acted as a liaison with Theo’s family, and Arend Jan van Lint and Anna Sirinian as sources of information and anecdotes on his past. The anonymous reviewers similarly deserve thanks for their constructive comments which have contributed to and ensured the consistency and high academic standards of this volume.