Art & Architecture

ISBN: 9780300122114
Published by : Yale University Press
This sizeable book tackles a somewhat neglected subject in Byzantine art - the representation of architecture. Although accompanying a major exhibition jointly held at the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki and Princeton Art Museum, th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789042920804
Published by : Peeters Press
This study of the Chora church in Constantinople analyses its iconographic scheme and architecture in the light of the theology of the Cappadocian fathers. Karahan aims to show that the principles set out by the Cappadocians in the 4th century ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407305691
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
A detailed study of the architecture and carved decroation of the cave churches of earlier Byzantine Cappadocia. The volume contains descriptions, plans and an extensive photographic record of these monuments, alongside an analysis, typology an... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848220645
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Angelos Akotantos was the most important icon painter of the 15th century. Here some of the leading experts on Byzantine art discuss his life and works, accompanied by a catalogue which reproduces 33 of his icons, along with 14 others by his c... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789077922705
Published by : Barkhuis
The rise of Christianity up to the victory of Constantine has often been studied and remains a puzzling phenomenon. In this valedictory lecture Jan N. Bremmer concentrates on the explanations adduced, focusing in particular on the works of three i... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780861591787
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd.
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 178
The field of Byzantine jewellery (4th-15th centuries) is a rapidly expanding one and a large amount of important research has been conducted within the last ten years, both by scholars on the continent and in America. The intention of the confe... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780981966601
Published by : Hellenic Museums Shop
The Origins of El Greco focuses on the evolution of the multifaceted relationship of Cretan painters with Western art during this rich period. The icon painters in the workshops on Crete in the 15th and 16th centuries-the setting in which El ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503532325
Published by : Brepols
Of all the Old Testament books, the Book of Job remains acutely contemporary today. Written between the 6th and 3rd c. B.C., it deals with subjects such as the presence of evil in the world, misery, the quest for justice, faith, and the behavior... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783895006746
Published by : Reichert Verlag
Series: Spätantike-Frühes Christentum-Byzanz
Volume: 25
English summary: This volume contains thirteen contributions on various aspects of Syrian architecture and architectural decoration, on painting and Christian worship in Syria, and on the relationship between Syria and Cilicia, Egypt, and C... .... Learn More