Title: Armenian art treasures of Jerusalem /
Authors: Narkiss, Bezalel, 1927-2008.; Stone, Michael E., 1938-; Sanjian, Avedis K. 1921-1995.
Publisher: Caratzas Bros.,
Year: 1979
Subjects: Surb Hakob Mayr Tachar.; Armenian Church.; Srbotsʻ Hakobeantsʻ (Monastery : Jerusalem); Illumination of books and manuscripts, Armenian Jerusalem.; Christian art and symbolism Armenia.; Christian art and symbolism Jerusalem.; Armenians Jerusalem.
Abstract: 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.
Contents: The Armenian communities of Jerusalem / Avedis K. Sanjian -- The Armenian treasures of Jerusalem / Bezalel Narkiss. Mosaic pavements ; Early illuminated manuscripts ; Illuminated manuscripts in the Kingdom of Cilicia ; Thirteenth century illuminated manuscripts in Cilicia ; Late thirteenth century Cilician illumination ; Illuminated manuscripts of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in Greater Armenia ; Cilician illumination of the fourteenth century ; Later Armenian manuscript illumination ; Armenian printed books and later illumination ; St. James Cathedral and its treasures -- Catalogue of items / Michael E. Stone -- Glossary