Author: GANDZATUN ALEK? EW MARI MANUKEAN
Title: A legacy of Armenian treasures : testimony to a people / with an introduction by Edmond Y. Azadian, executive editor ; Sylvie L. Merian, editorial coordinator ; Lucy Ardash, general coordinator
Description: [Taylor. Michigan] : [Alex and Marie Manoogian Foundation] 2013. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. still in the publisher's original shrink wrap. Physical description; 335 pages : illustrations (colour). 2 maps (colour) ; 31 cm. Summary; The Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum in Michigan holds the largest and most representative gathering of Armenian art and artifacts outside Armenia. including illuminated manuscripts. early printed books. rugs and carpets. sacred vessels and vestments. textiles and embroidery. ceramics. metalwork. paintings. coins. and objects from the ancient kingdom of Urartu. A Legacy of Armenian Treasures features more than 160 of the museum's most vital and beautiful pieces. each reproduced in full color and accompanied by a detailed entry. Essays by nine scholars of Armenian art and artifacts shed light not only on the artistic significance of these objects but on their cultural context as well. Subjects; Gandzatun Alek? ew Mari Manukean — Catalogs. Arts. Armenian — Catalogs. Illumination of books and manuscripts. Armenian — Catalogs. Pottery. Armenian — Catalogs. Textile crafts — Armenia — Catalogs. ISBN: 0578113775. Weight in Kg appr.:

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