International audienceMajor monument of medieval art and outstanding phenomenon, the palatal church of Ałt'amar, built in the early 10th century by King Gagik, founder of the Kingdom of Vaspurakan in southern Armenia, is dedicated to the Holy Cross and housed a relic of the Holy Wood. The article explores the meaning of this dedication and of the reliquary function, and examines their possible impact on the architectural composition of the church and the carved decoration of its western façade. Some observations also concern the place of the cross in the medieval architecture and sculpted decoration of Armenia and Georgia.Monument majeur d'art médiéval et phénomène hors du commun, l'église palatine d'Ałt'amar, construite au début du Xe sièc...
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This thesis examines the royal iconography of the palatine Church of the Holy Cross, built by Gagik ...
The history of the Albanian nation contains several gaps due to natural disasters and other fatal oc...
International audienceMajor monument of medieval art and outstanding phenomenon, the palatal church ...
This article is the present outline of Szydłów in Samogitia (Šiluva, in Lithuanian) – the place of r...
The first church in Viešvėnai was built around 1758; however, little remained from this first buildi...
International audienceThis essay is a largely redesigned version of an article published in Turkish ...
International audienceThe article attempts to assess what Byzantium could bring to the carved decora...
The article discusses the unique cultural and religious phenomenon which was formed and existed for...
International audienceA large part of the objects produced by Mosan goldsmiths were intended to deco...
The article deals with the examples of a syncretism of the traditional believes and Christianity in ...
The article studies special aspects of venerating the «Saviour» crucifix from Kamenka village in Tyu...
International audienceThe article presents some observations on the architecture and sculpted decora...
This article presents an analysis of the historical and cultural aspects of the origin and developme...
The purpose of this article is to determine the religious and social contexts that gave rise to the ...
The cross-reliquary of San Salvador de Fuentes is a luxury crucifix in wood and silver created in th...
This thesis examines the royal iconography of the palatine Church of the Holy Cross, built by Gagik ...
The history of the Albanian nation contains several gaps due to natural disasters and other fatal oc...
International audienceMajor monument of medieval art and outstanding phenomenon, the palatal church ...
This article is the present outline of Szydłów in Samogitia (Šiluva, in Lithuanian) – the place of r...
The first church in Viešvėnai was built around 1758; however, little remained from this first buildi...
International audienceThis essay is a largely redesigned version of an article published in Turkish ...
International audienceThe article attempts to assess what Byzantium could bring to the carved decora...
The article discusses the unique cultural and religious phenomenon which was formed and existed for...
International audienceA large part of the objects produced by Mosan goldsmiths were intended to deco...
The article deals with the examples of a syncretism of the traditional believes and Christianity in ...
The article studies special aspects of venerating the «Saviour» crucifix from Kamenka village in Tyu...
International audienceThe article presents some observations on the architecture and sculpted decora...
This article presents an analysis of the historical and cultural aspects of the origin and developme...
The purpose of this article is to determine the religious and social contexts that gave rise to the ...
The cross-reliquary of San Salvador de Fuentes is a luxury crucifix in wood and silver created in th...
This thesis examines the royal iconography of the palatine Church of the Holy Cross, built by Gagik ...
The history of the Albanian nation contains several gaps due to natural disasters and other fatal oc...