Armenian Style (Origin Design and Ornamental Art)

The monograph presents the origin design evolution and development of Armenian Ornamental Art starting from the Stone Age. The research of visual and cognitive motifs in the Rock Art ideograms dragon and cross-stones ceramics architecture clothing carpets household utensils weapons medieval Armenian manuscripts allow to identify the Armenian style (including archetypes of crosses and swastikas six and eight-pointed stars and many other images of plant animal and mythological motifs) which has its impact on different ornamental styles (Egyptian Greek Arabic Celtic Nordic Turkish Persian) in religious and spiritual symbolism and iconography. The monograph presents an original collection of old and modern ornaments and patterns. They can be used in different applications in visual and applied art: ornamental design book design interior and exterior design rug and carpet design textile and clothing design scenic design architecture and web-design computer graphic design image design for movie and game industries and cognitive medical (neuropsychiatric) diagnostics. The collection can be used in education creative virtual reality and capacity design.