The church of the Holy Cross of Ałt'amar: politics, art, spirituality in the Kingdom of Vaspurakan
"This book is dedicated to an outstanding architectural monument of medieval Armenia - the church of the Holy Cross, built in the tenth century on the island of Ałt'amar on Lake Van, and a UNESCO world heritage site. This jewel of architecture has been researched mainly from an art histori...
| Published in: | Armenian texts and studies |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English French |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2019]
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| In: |
Armenian texts and studies (volume 3)
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| Series/Journal: | Armenian texts and studies
volume 3 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kirche vom Heiligen Kreuz, Ahtamar
/ Armenische Apostolische Kirche
/ Church building
/ Architecture
/ History 915-1200
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Church Architecture (Armenia) History B Church Architecture (Turkey) History B Surb Khachʻ Ekeghetsʻi (Van İli, Turkey) B Armenian Church (Turkey) (Van Ili) History |
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| Summary: | "This book is dedicated to an outstanding architectural monument of medieval Armenia - the church of the Holy Cross, built in the tenth century on the island of Ałt'amar on Lake Van, and a UNESCO world heritage site. This jewel of architecture has been researched mainly from an art historical perspective. The current multi-author volume offers diverse studies aimed at placing the construction of the church in its proper historical, political, religious, and spiritual context. It explores the intellectual climate in the Kingdom of Vaspurakan during the reign of its founder, King Gagik Arcruni, the Kingdom's relations with Byzantium and the Abbasids, analyses local historiography, biblical exegesis, hagiography, veneration of the True Cross, and royal ideology. Novel interpretations of architectural features and sculptural decorations close the volume." |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004400389 |