Between Islam and Byzantium provides the first complete analysis of
the development of the visual expression of medieval Armenian
rulership during the years 884-1045 CE. During this period, the
Armenian rulers had loosened the ties that subjected them to the
Arab caliphate, but by its end the Byzantine empire had instead
become dominant in the region. The influences exerted by these
external, opposing powers are a major theme in this book. Lynn
Jones re-contextualizes the existing royal art and architecture by
integrating analyses of contemporary accounts of ceremonial and
royal deeds with fresh examinations of the surviving monuments, of
which the church at Aght`amar, with its famous carvings, is the
prime example. Setting the art and architecture of the period more
clearly in its original context, the author reveals the messages
these buildings, sculptures and manuscripts were intended to convey
by those who created and viewed them. This study provides a new
perspective on the complex interactions between a broad range of
nationalities, ethnicities and religions, shedding fresh light on
the nature of medieval identity. It adds to a growing literature on
the eastern neighbours of Byzantium, and opens up new issues on the
relationship between the Byzantine empire and the Islamic caliphate
in the medieval period.
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