Armenian Church of Famagusta and the Complexity of Cypriot Heritage

Michael J. K. Walsh, who led this project, has edited and co-edited several books on Famagusta, including Medieval and Renaissance Famagusta (2012), Crusader to Venetian Famagusta (2014) and City of Empires: Ottoman and British Famagusta (2015). He is Associate Professor of Art History in the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

• Foreword: Famagusta and the World Monuments Watch: Responding to a Call for Action.- 1. Introduction: The Armenian Church Project: World Heritage in an Unrecognised State.- Part I: Interpretation and Analysis.- 2. Famagusta: A Lifeline for the Kingdom of Cilician Armenia.- 3. The Armenian Monastic Complex of St. Mary, Famagusta.- 4. The Medieval murals of Famagusta’s Armenian Church in Light of Recent Restorations: Art-historical Remarks.- 5. On the Interpretation of the Crosses Carved on the External Walls of the Armenian Church in Famagusta.- 6. The Architecture of the Armenian Church and Convent.- 7. Duthoit’s Famagusta and his Sketch of the Armenian Church.- Part II: Conservation, Education and Diagnostics.- 8. Endangered Cultural Heritage in an Unrecognized State: Voices from Famagusta.- 9. Spatial Analysis of the Armenian Church in Medieval Famagusta.- 10. Ground Penetrating Radar and Mapping the Monastery Complex.- 11. In Situ Investigation and Stability Analysis of the Armenian Church in Famagusta.- 12. Laser Imaging in the Armenian Church.- 13. The Conservation of the 14th Century Murals in the Armenian Church.- 14. Scientific Examination of the Armenian Church Wall Paintings, Famagusta.- 15. Teaching Cultural Heritage of ‘Others’ and Making it ‘Ours’: The Power and Controversy of Heritage Education – the Armenian Church of Famagusta.- 16. Emerging Computer Technologies for Cultural Heritage: The Armenian Church, Famagusta.- Part III: Complexity and Heritage: Future Research Perspectives.- 17. Towards a Complexity Framework for Heritage Futures: The Case of Famagusta, its Armenian Church and SHIFT.- 18. Afterword: From Delhi to Famagusta and Beyond.