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Notes from the workshop: what the Armenian ornaments we draw mean, where they come from and how they become metal.

3D render of a signet ring with the Armenian letter Ա (ayb) in ornamental relief.

The Armenian alphabet: Mesrop Mashtots' letters and how to wear your initial

How many letters the Armenian alphabet has, who created it around 405 AD, and how to choose your Armenian initial for a pendant or signet ring.

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Façade of a red tufa maquette with carved arches, from Samvel Hakobyan's workshop.

The Armenian eternity sign (arevakhach): meaning and history

What the arevakhach, the Armenian eternity sign, is: what it looks like, where it has appeared for over two thousand years and what it means today.

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Detail of a hand-carved stone arch on the tufa maquette of Zvartnots Cathedral.

Khachkar: what Armenia's stone crosses mean

What a khachkar is, how to read its carving, why UNESCO has protected the craft since 2010, and the khachkar outside Almudena Cathedral in Madrid.

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