Architectural Flourishes and Cultural Flourishing:
Saghmosavankʻ and the Vachʻutyan Legacy in 13th-Century Armenia

k 2025

Architectural Flourishes and Cultural Flourishing: Saghmosavankʻ and the Vachʻutyan Legacy in 13th-Century Armenia

MORASCHI, Annalisa

Základní údaje

Originální název

Architectural Flourishes and Cultural Flourishing: Saghmosavankʻ and the Vachʻutyan Legacy in 13th-Century Armenia

Autoři

MORASCHI, Annalisa

Vydání

Leeds International Medieval Congress, 2025

Další údaje

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

IMC Leeds 2025

Klíčová slova anglicky

Architecture; Armenia; Libraries; Perception

Štítky

Architecture, Armenia, Libraries, perception, Spaces of Knowledge

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam

Změněno: 23. 10. 2025 14:08, Annalisa Moraschi, MA

Anotace

V originále

This paper aims to discuss the architectural output of the Armenian Vachʻutyan family, with a particular focus on the construction of libraries and scriptoria. Vachʻe Vachʻtyan, the head of the family, was granted the title of Ishkhanatsʻ Ishkhan (Prince of Princes) in the early thirteenth century by the Zakʻaryans, an Armenian family that led a territorial reconquest against the Seljuks on behalf of the Georgian Queen Tʻamar. The Vach'utyan family continued to serve as patrons of the arts until the mid-14th century, exerting a significant influence on the architectural landscape through their patronage of existing monasteries and the construction of new complexes. Of particular interest is a building constructed at the behest of Vachʻe Vach'utyan's son, Kʻurd. In fact, in addition to other construction projects, Kurd and his wife Khorishah commissioned the construction of a library/scriptorium in 1255 in Saghmosavankʻ, the Monastery of the Psalms, as a memorial to their late daughter, Mamakhatʻun. The structure is complex and presents itself as an intriguing architectural puzzle, comprising an apse. It is noteworthy that the contents of the library have been ascertained through the fortuitous discovery of a document in 1912, that listed 115 books present in the library. This building, in consideration of its contents and distinctive architectural style, offers a significant contribution to the comprehension of the role and significance of analogous spaces within the dynamic cultural landscape of 13th-century Armenia.

Návaznosti

GA24-10991S, projekt VaV

Název: Sny o Byzanci ve Francii 19. století: novobyzantská architektura, orientalismus a rasové a národní mýty dějin umění (1848–1900)

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Sny o Byzanci ve Francii 19. století: novobyzantská architektura, orientalismus a rasové a národní mýty dějin umění (1848–1900)

Citovat

MORASCHI, Annalisa. Architectural Flourishes and Cultural Flourishing: Saghmosavankʻ and the Vachʻutyan Legacy in 13th-Century Armenia. In Leeds International Medieval Congress. 2025.

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MORASCHI, Annalisa. Architectural Flourishes and Cultural Flourishing: Saghmosavankʻ and the Vachʻutyan Legacy in 13th-Century Armenia. In \textit{Leeds International Medieval Congress}. 2025.

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