Medieval Armenian Art and Architecture: The Church of the Holy Cross, Aght'amar
London: The Pindar Press, 1991. Kersting, Anthony p photographer. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards, black dust jacket. 210 pp. plus 64 B&W photographic illustrations. VG/VG-, minor edge wear to jacket. Former owner's name on ffep. Item #132555
ISBN: 0907132588
"The Church of the Holy Cross at Aght'amar is one of the outstanding monuments of medieval Armenian architecture. The church, due to its protected position on an island in Lake Van, has survived the ten centuries since its construction in a remarkable state of preservation. The original sculptural decoration on the exterior walls, together with the surviving murals of this period in the interior, gives a unique insight into the art of the tenth-century Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan, the creation of King Gagik, the founder of the church of Aght'amar." --from the jacket.
Price: $100.00