Christina Maranci is Arthur H. Dadian and Ara T. Oztemel Professor of Armenian Art at Tufts University, and a specialist on the medieval era. She has published and lectured widely, having authored three previous monographs and over seventy essays, articles, and reviews. Her work combines scholarship on the history of Armenian art and architecture with advocacy for at-risk Armenian heritage, particularly medieval monuments in the Republic of Turkey.

"Christina Maranci's The Art of Armenia: An Introduction offers a well-guided, and carefully selective, tour of pre-modern Armenian art from the ancient highlands of Urartu through the Ottoman and Safavid Empires.... Punctuated by short historical overviews, abundant color images, and a series of compelling readings.... The Art of Armenia offers a detailed look at the diversity of Armenian cultural production across media, space, and time. The past is never entirely past, Maranci reminds us, though its meanings are subject to change." -- Michael Pifer, Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies

"This strickingly original volume will prove a unique source of inspiration for future researchers in the field and will stimulate further advances in an often difficult but highly rewarding area of scholarly endeavor, yet may also be enjoyed and cherished by a wider readership." -- Haig Utidjian, Charles University, Prague, Convivium

"Christina Maranci delivers an important and successful contribution to publications on Armenian art... A wide variety of information coupled with thoughtful analysis provides a complex yet accessible text... History, religious tradition, craftsmanship, and artistic materials and techniques all come together in this masterful introduction to the art of Armenia. This publication would benefit academic libraries and art libraries; it is an accessible and concise text to introduce students to Armenia and its art while having a high level of scholarship." -- Annalise Welte, ARLIS/NA Reviews

"Recommended." -- CHOICE