This cotleçtion of textik treasures of the Armenian Churches of istanbul is being introduced to mrid textüe historians and art loversfor the very first time. like the items the book introduces the book too is a treasure not only for teıtile historians but anyone cuttivating an interest in the' culture art and reiigious forms of Anatofia and Anatolian Armenians.

Över 170 plates illustrate the textile treasury of the Armenian Patri archate in istanbul that have been executed.in embroidery appİique techniqües of textile printing and painting.

We are amazed by the love devotion and unique experiences that vvomen artisans stitched into these pieces whije a closer look leads us to understand that their artistic visions were rooted in and deve loped out of Eastern traditions. The book also provides a brief his torical background of the İstanbul Patriarchate and its İstanbul churches discusses the iconographies of the objects and describes their techniques of production. The reference catalogue is highly useful as a reference for scholars while the translations of the inscriptions on the pieces öpen a window to ali readers onto the personal lives of the people who contracted and gifted these items to the Church.