Armenians, The

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by Sirarpie Der Nersessian

This classic and highly authoritative study of ancient and medieval Armenia begins with a chapter on the history of Urartu. Then Professor Sirarpie Der Nersessian traces the history of the Armenians up to the capture of Ani by the Seljuks in 1064, adding a further chapter on the kingdom of Cilicia, which Armenians subsequently founded and which existed until the fourteenth century. She also devotes chapters to social organization, religion, literature and learning, architecture, sculpture, and painting.

Sirarpie Der Nersessian (September 5, 1896 -July 5, 1989) was an art historian of Armenian origin, who specialized in Armenian and Byzantine studies.

Der Nersessian was a renowned academic and a pioneer in Armenian art history. She taught at several institutions in the United States, including Wellesley College in Massachusetts and as Henri Focillon Professor of Art and Archaeology at Harvard University. She was a senior fellow at Dumbarton Oaks, its deputy director from 1954–55 and 1961–62 and a member of its Board of Scholars.

Der Nersessian was also a member of several international institutions such as the British Academy (1975), the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (1978) and the Armenian Academy of Sciences (1966).