Description
Originally published in 1970, this book is the result of many years of study and research in the field. It begins with a geographic and ethnic survey of the land and Armenian people and traces the land’s prehistory back to the Old Stone Age. The origins of the wine-making and bronze-working industries are discussed, in which Armenia played a pioneering role. The outstanding Armenian contribution to Church art and architecture is also explored as is the contribution of Armenia to painting, philosophy, and science. The final section is devoted to an account of Soviet Armenia.
Table of Contents
1. Land and People 2. Earliest Man in Armenia 3. Early Farming, Community Life and Technology in Armenia 4. Urartu – Armenia’s First Nation State 5. The Forging of the Armenian Nation 6. Triumph and Decline – Tigranes the Great and After 7. Early Christian Armenia 8. Armenia, Byzantium and the Arabs 9. Cilician Armenia and the Crusades 10. Christian Architecture and the Arts 11. Literature and Learning 12. Death and Resurrection.
