Elegy to Manuscripts Wool Sayat-Nova was a literary innovator

Sayat-Nova was a literary innovator

The manuscript collection is kept in the rotunda-shaped tower

Armenia is often referred as the "stone country" for its mountainous terrain

Gregory of Narek was a tenth-century Armenian monk

but exemplified the ever-present importance of religious awareness during that time

Elegy to Manuscripts Wool Sayat-Nova was a literary innovatorArmenian illuminated manuscripts date from the Golden Age of Armenian art and literature in the 5th century. With their elaborate designs these manuscripts were not only a means for artistic expression, but exemplified the ever present importance of religious awareness during that time. To signify the close relationship of this art form with that of the spiritual experience, excerpts from the esteemed Book of Lamentations of St. Gregory of Narek are