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 ...
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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. Garso???an, Thomas F. Mathews, Krikor H. Maksoudian, Sylvie L. Merian, Mary Virginia Orna, and Alice Taylor.
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Good. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION-GOODsome wear/creases/marks to cover, pages in good condition, shipped from the UK. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 229 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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Good. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION-GOOD HEAVY ITEM, Some wear/tears/marks to jacket, light foxing to fore edges/margins, pages in good condition, shipped from the UK. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 296 p.
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VG/G+, covers have some wear, corners bumped. Pages have slightly toned on edges. Pictorial glossy wraps; xv, 229 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations (some color), map; 31 cm. Contents: Director's foreword /; Charles E. Pierce, Jr. --; Preface /; Thomas F. Mathews--; The history of Armenia /; Nina G. Garsoļan--; The religion of Armenia /; Father Krikor H. Maksoudian--; The art of the Armenian manuscript /; Thomas F. Mathews--; The classic phase of Bagratid and Artsruni illumination: the tenth and eleventh centuries /; Thomas F. Mathews--; Cilician manuscript illumination: the twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth centuries /; Helen C. Evans--; Armenian illumination under Georgian, Turkish, and Mongol rule: the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries /; Alice Taylor--; The final centuries: Armenian manuscripts of the diaspora /; Helen C. Evans and Sylvie L. Merian--; The making of an Armenian manuscript: pigment analysis of Armenian, Byzantine, Iranian, Indian, and Persian manuscripts /; Sylvie L. Merian, Thomas F. Matthews, and Mary Virginia Orna, O.S.U. --; Catalogue of manuscripts /; Thomas F. Mathews, Alice Taylor, Helen C. Evans, and Sylvie L. Merian. Catalog of an exhibition at the Pierpont Morgan Library, May 4-Aug. 7, 1994; and the Walters Art Gallery, Aug. 28-Oct 23, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (page 216) and index.
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NEW CONDITION. NEW DUST JACKET. //NO REMAINDER MARK//NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKS OF ANY KIND (no names or inscriptions, no bookplate, no underlining, etc) //NOT PRICECLIPPED//NEW MYLAR COVER//
