CILICIAN ARMENIA IN DOCUMENTS OF POLITICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL INTERRELATIONS IN THE NEAR EAST (ISSUES OF DIPLOMATICS)
Yerevan, “GITUTʾYUN” Publishing House of the NAS RA, 2023, 475 p.
The authors of this book aimed to study ecclesiastical and political documents and primary sources, that provide valuable insights into the period of principality and the kingdom of the Armenian state of Cilicia; to conduct a detailed historical-critical analysis of documents in various languages that have survived to the present day; to examine the formula systems used in documents from different notary offices and the terminology found in preserved originals, the titles and honorary titles used in official correspondence with Armenian patriarchs and monarchs, and aims to resolve issues related to the dating, authenticity, and validity of individual documents, information from primary sources about diplomatic gifts and ambassadorial protocols used in relations with neighboring sovereigns. This collective research is intended for armenologists, orientalists, medievalists, specialists in historical sources, and everyone interested in the history of Cilician Armenia.
