Watertown TAB & Press, MA
Nov 25 2006

The Word of God
Friday, November 24, 2006

Armenian illuminations features Karagozyan’s collection

In celebration of the 1,600th anniversary of the Armenian
alphabet, the Armenian Library & Museum of America, 65 Main St., is
exhibiting a collection of 30 artworks of ornamental letters inspired
by medieval illuminations. The plates, originally drawn by
master-restorer Herra Karagozyan, represents samples of
ornamentations drawn from the thousands of manuscripts housed in the
Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in
Yerevan, Armenia. The collection on exhibit enables the visitors to
view the evolution of the art of ornamentation from the ninth to late
15th centuries in Armenia.

This exhibit will be on display at ALMA’s Terjenian-Thomas
Gallery through Jan. 31, 2007. The museum is open to the public
Thursday at 6 p.m.; Friday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; and Saturday 10
a.m.-2 p.m.

For more information, call ALMA at 617-926-2562 or visit the Web
site at almainc.org.