{"product_id":"eternal-armenia-khatchkars-the-crossstones-of-noratus","title":"Eternal Armenia: Khatchkars - The CrossStones of Noratus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eby David Karamian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEternal Armenia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a 264-page, large-format bilingual English-Armenian volume featuring nearly 200 photographs. It is the culmination of almost three years of photography, research, writing, and design devoted to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoratus Cemetery near Lake Sevan, home to the world’s largest surviving concentration of Armenian khatchkars\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eThe book goes beyond photography to explore the history and evolution of the khatchkar, its relationship to Armenian Christianity, its symbols and visual language, and the known and unknown master artisans who created these extraordinary works. I also examine individual khatchkars as visual narratives and offer my own interpretations of what their symbols may communicate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eAn important underlying purpose of the book is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edocumentation and preservation\u003c\/strong\u003e. The systematic destruction of the historic Armenian cemetery of Julfa and its thousands of khatchkars is a painful reminder of what can be permanently lost. My hope is that documenting Noratus in depth will help bring greater awareness to this extraordinary surviving part of Armenian cultural and Christian heritage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eComes in box sleeve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e264 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NAASR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52814973600031,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/2240\/files\/EternalArmeniaKhatchkarsCover.jpg?v=1788550471","url":"https:\/\/naasr.org\/products\/eternal-armenia-khatchkars-the-crossstones-of-noratus","provider":"NAASR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}