La Miniature Armenienne Et T'oros Roslin

AUTHOR NAME 1
V. Rev. Fr. Vatché Iknadiossian
AUTHOR NAME ORIGINAL LANGUAGE 1
Վաչէ Ծ. Վրդ. Իգնատիոսեան

TRANSLATED FROM
Western Armenian
PRINTED BY
Repro 13

PUBLICATION YEAR
1999

PUBLICATION COUNTRY
France

LANGUAGE 1
French

GENRE 1
Arts & Culture

NR OF PAGES
64

KEYWORDS
Armenian , armenian church , art

CITATION
V. Rev. Fr. Vatché Iknadiossian. La Miniature Armenienne Et T'oros Roslin, The Armenian Miniature and Toros Roslin. Marseille: 1999.

IS A TRANSLATION
Yes

FORM OF PUBLICATION 1
Paperback without ISBN

PUBLICATION CITY
Marseille

CHURCH 1
Armenian Orthodox Church

CONTENT DESCRIPTION
Introduction to the practice of Armenian miniature painting, with a special focus on the famous painter Toros Roslin (1210-1270)

SPECIAL OCCASION 1
(Anniversary of) dedication of church buildings/parishes/dioceses-N

GENERAL COMMENTS
An accessible and concise, but well-researched introduction to the practice of Armenian miniature painting of illuminated manuscripts, with a focus on the famous painter Toros Roslin (1210-1270, active in the Cilicia region). By V. Rev. Fr. Vatché Iknadiossian, a long-time priest in Marseille. The first part is a general introduction to and history of Armenian miniature painting and to Armenian writing and manuscript production. The second part focuses specfically on the Cilician period of Armenian manuscript production (ca. 1080-1375), with a final full chapter dedicated to the most famous Armenian miniature painter, Toros Roslin. Includes a bibliography with books and articles in Armenian, French, and English. A French version of an earlier Armenian text, presented on the occassion of the 1700th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity as the state religion of Armenia.