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Jozan Magazine
Oct 20 2012
Textile Treasures from the Armenian Orthodox Churches of Istanbul
The Textile Society of America has announced the winner of the 2011 R.
L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award to `Splendor and Pageantry: Textile
Treasures from the Armenian Orthodox Churches of Istanbul' by Ronald
Marchese, Marlene Breu and the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul.
The award was recently presented at the TSA symposium, Textiles &
Politics, held in Washington D.C., September 19-23, 2012.
Splendor and Pageantry is a lavishly illustrated volume and represents
the first-ever, in-depth examination of the Armenian textiles housed
in the treasury of the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey. The
collection features artifacts dating back some 300 years and includes
embroidered liturgical vestments, altar curtains, copes and miters
gathered from the churches that served the Armenian community. Richly
embroidered silks and velvets are embellished with gold and silver
threads and pearls and feature a variety of motifs including minutely
detailed crucifixion motifs.
`The volume represents a unique and important contribution to the
study of textiles, Armenian history, and the material culture of
religion' said Michele Hardy, TSA External Relations Director, to
Jozan Magazine.
http://www.jozan.net/textile-treasures-armenian-orthodox-churches-istanbul/9903
Oct 20 2012
Textile Treasures from the Armenian Orthodox Churches of Istanbul
The Textile Society of America has announced the winner of the 2011 R.
L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award to `Splendor and Pageantry: Textile
Treasures from the Armenian Orthodox Churches of Istanbul' by Ronald
Marchese, Marlene Breu and the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul.
The award was recently presented at the TSA symposium, Textiles &
Politics, held in Washington D.C., September 19-23, 2012.
Splendor and Pageantry is a lavishly illustrated volume and represents
the first-ever, in-depth examination of the Armenian textiles housed
in the treasury of the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey. The
collection features artifacts dating back some 300 years and includes
embroidered liturgical vestments, altar curtains, copes and miters
gathered from the churches that served the Armenian community. Richly
embroidered silks and velvets are embellished with gold and silver
threads and pearls and feature a variety of motifs including minutely
detailed crucifixion motifs.
`The volume represents a unique and important contribution to the
study of textiles, Armenian history, and the material culture of
religion' said Michele Hardy, TSA External Relations Director, to
Jozan Magazine.
http://www.jozan.net/textile-treasures-armenian-orthodox-churches-istanbul/9903