Armenian Art Treasures Of Jerusalem

Author : Bezalel Narkiss,Michael E. Stone,Avedis Krikor Sanjian
Publisher : New Rochelle, N.Y. : Caratzas Bros.
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015013012060

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Armenian Art Treasures of Jerusalem by Bezalel Narkiss,Michael E. Stone,Avedis Krikor Sanjian Pdf

One of the world's great art treasures is the collection of the Jerusalem Patriarchate of the Armenian Church, the richest and most important concentration of Armenian art in the world. Its wealth stems from the place held by Jerusalem in the minds and hearts of the Armenians throughout their existence as a Christian nation, since the fourth century A.D. Pilgrims brought to Jerusalem many of the outstanding creations of Armenian artists, which were deposited in the treasury and library of the Armenian Cathedral of St. James (S. Hakob). Here, for the first time, this collection has been photographed and described extensively. This volume unveils a dazzling variety of art objects--sumptuous medieval illuminated manuscripts, printed books, mosaic pavements, painted tiles and ritual objects. The book contains 194 illustrations, 131 in color. A full description of the collection and its background is provided, along with a detailed catalogue of the objects illustrated.--From publisher description.

Author : Sirarpie Der Nersessian
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Art
ISBN : 0884022021

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Miniature Painting in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from the Twelfth to the Fourteenth Century by Sirarpie Der Nersessian Pdf

Sirarpie Der Nersessian's scholarship has influenced the understanding of Armenian art and its Byzantine context. These two volumes are the culmination of six decades devoted to the exploration of Armenian art, and reflect a deep knowledge of the manuscripts and their creators.

Author : Thomas F. Mathews,Pierpont Morgan Library
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Armenia
ISBN : UOM:39076002687833

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Treasures in Heaven by Thomas F. Mathews,Pierpont Morgan Library Pdf

Includes bibliographical references.

Author : Vrej Nersessian
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001-06-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892366392

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Treasures from the Ark by Vrej Nersessian Pdf

Armenia was the first country to recognize Christianity as the official state religion in 301 AD, twelve years before Constantine's decree granting tolerance to Christianity within the Roman Empire. Ever since, Armenia has claimed the privilege of being the first Christian nation, and the wealth of Christian art produced in Armenia since then is testimony to the fundamental importance of the Christian faith to the Armenian people. This extensive new survey of Armenian Christian art, published to accompany a major exhibition at The British Library, celebrates the Christian art tradition in Armenia during the last 1700 years. The extraordinary quality and range of Armenian art which is documented includes sculpture, metalwork, textiles, ceramics, wood carvings and illuminated manuscripts and has been drawn together from collections throughout the world—many of the examples have never before been seen outside Armenia. In his authoritative text, Dr. Vrej Nersessian, Curator at The British Library, charts the development of Christianity in Armenia. This fascinating history is essential to an understanding of the art and religious tradition of Armenia, a country in which the sense of the sacred extends well beyond the purely religious, infiltrating the entire fabric of Armenian affairs to create a fascinating culture. This sumptuously illustrated book will be of immense value to anyone with an interest in Byzantine art and culture, the history of Christianity and the history of Armenia and the Middle Orient.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Armenia
ISBN : OCLC:761970319

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Treasures in Heaven by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nira Stone
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004400504

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Studies in Armenian Art by Nira Stone Pdf

Nira Stone (1938-2013) contributed to the understanding of mediaeval Armenian art and painting. Her interest ranged over a millennium of artistic expression, and over such fields of creativity as manuscript painting, frescos, and mosaics. The volume contains her published papers and one made newly public.

Author : Michelle P. Brown
Publisher : Lion Hudson Ltd
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781912552566

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Christian Art by Michelle P. Brown Pdf

Explore the rich history and influence of Christian art from Antiquity to the present day. Michelle Brown traces the rich history of Christian art, crossing boundaries to explore how art has reflected and stimulated a response to the teachings of Christ, and to Christian thought and experience across the ages. Embracing much of the history of art in the West and parts of the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australasia, Michelle considers art of the earliest Christians to the modern day. Featuring articles by invited contributors on subjects including Icons; Renaissance Florence; Rubens and the Counter-Reformation; Religious Folk Art; Jewish Artists; Christian Themes; Making the St John’s Bible, and Christianity and Contemporary Art in North America, Christian Art is an ideal survey of the subject for all those interested in the world’s artistic heritage. •⊂ Comprehensive and authoritative text from the Early Christian period to the modern day •⊂ Wide international coverage •⊂ Feature articles on special subjects by a team of experts from around the world

Author : KatherineT. Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351559065

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Mary of Mercy in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art by KatherineT. Brown Pdf

Mater Misericordiae?Mother of Mercy?emerged as one of the most prolific subjects in central Italian art from the late thirteenth through the sixteenth centuries. With iconographic origins in Marian cult relics brought from Palestine to Constantinople in the fifth century, the amalgam of attributes coalesced in Armenian Cilicia then morphed as it spread to Cyprus. An early concept of Mary of Mercy?the Virgin standing with outstretched arms and a wide mantle under which kneel or stand devotees?entered the Italian peninsula at the ports of Bari and Venice during the Crusades, eventually converging in central Italy. The mendicant orders adopted the image as an easily recognizable symbol for mercy and aided in its diffusion. In this study, the author?s primary goals are to explore the iconographic origins of the Madonna della Misericordia as a devotional image by identifying and analyzing key attributes; to consider circumstances for its eventual overlapping function as a secular symbol used by lay confraternities; and to discuss its diaspora throughout the Italian peninsula, Western Europe, and eastward into Russia and Ukraine. With over 100 illustrations, the book presents an array of works of art as examples, including altarpieces, frescoes, oil paintings, manuscript illuminations, metallurgy, glazed terracotta, stained glass, architectural relief sculpture, and processional banners.

Author : Kevork Bardakjian,Sergio La Porta
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004270268

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The Armenian Apocalyptic Tradition by Kevork Bardakjian,Sergio La Porta Pdf

The Armenian Apocalyptic Tradition: A Comparative Perspective comprises a collection of essays on apocalyptic literature in the Armenian tradition. This collection is unprecedented in its subject and scope and employs a comparative approach that situates the Armenian apocalyptic tradition within a broader context. The topics in this volume include the role of apocalyptic literature and apocalypticism in the conversion of the Armenians to Christianity, apocalyptic ideology and holy war, the significance of the Book of Daniel in Armenian thought, the reception of the Apocalypse of Ps.-Methodius in Armenian, the role of apocalyptic literature in political ideologies, and the expression of apocalypticism in the visual arts.

Author : Thomas F. Mathews,Roger S. Wieck
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009703559

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Treasures in Heaven by Thomas F. Mathews,Roger S. Wieck Pdf

For over a thousand years the pre-eminent expression of Armenian culture was the illuminated manuscript--above all, the illustrated Gospel Book. Brilliantly painted and often bound in silver and decorated with jewels, these volumes constitute the principal source of information on the history, religion, language, and art of Armenia. Treasures in Heaven is a comprehensive introduction in English to the art and history of Armenian manuscript painting. It reveals the degree to which this art form embodies a distinctively Armenian aesthetic and religious experience. Eighty-eight of the most significant examples of Armenian manuscript illumination are reproduced and extensively discussed in the catalog. Essays by a team of international scholars examine each of the principal schools and periods of Armenian illumination--from the earliest surviving works of the seventh century to manuscripts produced by the Armenian Diaspora communities during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Chapters on the history and religion of Armenia place illuminated manuscripts within the broader context of Armenian culture. The distinctive techniques and materials of Armenian manuscript painting and bookbinding are also explained. Contributors to this volume include Helen C. Evans, Nina G. Garsoïan, Thomas F. Mathews, Krikor H. Maksoudian, Sylvie L. Merian, Mary Virginia Orna, and Alice Taylor.

Author : Helen C. Evans,Benjamin Anderson,Sebouh David Aslanian,Peter Balakian,Antony Eastmond,Lynn A. Jones,Thomas F. Mathews,Erin Piñon,Earnestine M. Qiu,Kristina L. Richardson
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588397379

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Art and Religion in Medieval Armenia by Helen C. Evans,Benjamin Anderson,Sebouh David Aslanian,Peter Balakian,Antony Eastmond,Lynn A. Jones,Thomas F. Mathews,Erin Piñon,Earnestine M. Qiu,Kristina L. Richardson Pdf

This latest volume in The Metropolitan Museum of Art symposia series reprises The Met’s blockbuster exhibition Armenia! (2018–19)—the first major exhibition on the art of this highly influential culture at the crossroads of the eastern and western worlds. Building on the pioneering work of those who first established Armenian studies in America, these essays by a new generation of scholars address Armenia’s roles in facilitating exchange with the Mongol, Ottoman, and Persian empires to the East and with Byzantium and European Crusader states to the West. Contributors explore the effects of this tension in the history of Armenian art and how those histories persist into the present, as Armenia continues to grapple with the legacy of genocide and counters new threats to its sovereignty, integrity, and culture.

Author : Ken Parry
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781444333619

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The Blackwell Companion to Eastern Christianity by Ken Parry Pdf

Now available in paperback, this Companion offers an unparalleled survey of the history, theology, doctrine, worship, art, culture and politics that make up the churches of Eastern Christianity. Covers both Byzantine traditions (such as the Greek, Russian and Georgian churches) and Oriental traditions (such as the Armenian, Coptic and Syrian churches) Brings together an international team of experts to offer the first book of its kind on the subject of Eastern Christianity Contributes to our understanding of recent political events in the Middle East and Eastern Europe by providing much needed background information May be used alongside The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity (1999) for a complete student resource

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004445925

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Apocryphal and Esoteric Sources in the Development of Christianity and Judaism by Anonim Pdf

Apocryphal traditions, often shared by Jews and Christians, have played a significant role in the history of both religions. The 26 essays in this volume show how such traditions were elaborated in literatures, liturgies, figurative arts and mythology, in regions ranging from Ethiopia to Italy.

Author : Jordi Camps,Manuel Castiñeiras,John McNeill,Richard Plant
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351105583

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Romanesque Patrons and Processes by Jordi Camps,Manuel Castiñeiras,John McNeill,Richard Plant Pdf

The twenty-five papers in this volume arise from a conference jointly organised by the British Archaeological Association and the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. They explore the making of art and architecture in Latin Europe and the Mediterranean between c. 1000 and c. 1250, with a particular focus on questions of patronage, design and instrumentality. No previous studies of patterns of artistic production during the Romanesque period rival the breadth of coverage encompassed by this volume – both in terms of geographical origin and media, and in terms of historical approach. Topics range from case studies on Santiago de Compostela, the Armenian Cathedral in Jerusalem and the Winchester Bible to reflections on textuality and donor literacy, the culture of abbatial patronage at Saint-Michel de Cuxa and the re-invention of slab relief sculpture around 1100. The volume also includes papers that attempt to recover the procedures that coloured interaction between artists and patrons – a serious theme in a collection that opens with ‘Function, condition and process in eleventh-century Anglo-Norman church architecture’ and ends with a consideration of ‘The death of the patron’.

Author : Israel W. Charny
Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781644695258

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Israel's Failed Response to the Armenian Genocide by Israel W. Charny Pdf

When the Turkish government demanded the cancellation of all lectures on the Armenian Genocide at Israel's First International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide, and that Armenian lecturers not be allowed to participate, the Israeli government followed suit. This book follows the author’s gutsy campaign against his government and his quest to successfully hold the conference in the face of censorship. A political whodunit based on previously secret Israel Foreign Ministry cables, this book investigates Israel’s overall tragically unjust relationship to genocides of other peoples. The book also closely examines the figures of Elie Wiesel and Shimon Peres in their interference with the recognition of other peoples’ genocidal tragedies, particularly the Armenian Genocide. Additional chapters by three prominent leaders—a fearless Turk who has paid a huge price in Turkish jails (Ragip Zarakolu), a renowned Armenian American who was one of the earliest writers on the Armenian Genocide (Richard Hovannisian); and a Jew, who was responsible for the selection of all the materials in the pathbreaking U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington (Michael Berenbaum)—provide added perspectives.