Armenian Art

New York: H.N. Abrams, 1989. Hardcover. VG/VG (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. Light scuffing to boards and text block. Binding is tight. Pages are otherwise clean and clear.). White cloth boards with mounted color illustration on front cover; gilt spine lettering; white dj, color illustrated with black lettering, mylar cover; color illustrated front end papers; 623 pp; profusely illustrated throughout with 959 illustrations, including 173 plates in full color, 4 maps, diagrrams, ground plans, and elevations. "This is the most comprehensive volume ever published on this relatively unfamiliar subject... (truncated) From the Hellenisticf temple of Garni to the churches of New Djulfa, from the famous khatchkar- a cross-bearing stele covered with rosettes and botanical motifs- to the Holy Cross of Aghtamar and the Echmiadzin manuscripts, this superbly illustrated volume brings to life the great moments of Armenian art and surveys every aspect of this singular civilization."-dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references (page 613) and index. (Inventory #: 185564)