The Church of the Holy Cross of Ałt‘amar
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Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 483 |
Release | : 2019-08-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004400990 |
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This book discusses the celebrated church of the Holy Cross of Ałt‘amar founded by King Gagik of Vaspurakan and built in the tenth century. It analyzes this church from multiple perspectives, such as the contemporary intellectual climate, biblical exegesis, historiography, royal ideology, patronage of relics, medieval architecture and art.