"This beautiful work provides an excellent introduction to the art practices of the Armenian people. Artists, historians, and those interested in the culture of the Caucasus will enjoy reading this coffee-table book."—LIBRARY JOURNAL"This richly illustrated book . . . makes a significant contribution to an understanding of Armenian culture and history. . . Highly recommended."—Choice"For centuries Armenia did not exist as an independent state, yet its clerics, poets, artists, and musicians maintained and cultivated a cultural heritage of extraordinary beauty. A people can survive, even thrive, under alien imperial powers, if its sense of identity is continued. Here we see how manuscript illuminators, church builders, and writers carried on the idea of Armenian civilization through a millennium. This exquisite volume brings to us a vivid portrait of a people whom no empire was able to extinguish. The Manoogian Museum and this beautiful book reveal a glorious, gorgeous past of a determined people."—Ronald Grigor Suny, University of Michigan
