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The early churches of Constantinople. Architecture and liturgy

By Thomas F. Mathews

Book information

Publisher
Penn State University Press
Year
1971
ISBN
0271001089, 9780271001081
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
94 MB (98937195 bytes)
Pages
280\136
Topic
Art
DPI
300
Scanned
yes
Time added
2023-12-30 20:56:57
ArchitectureByzantian artChristian artConstantinople

Description

The first comprehensive attempt to reconstruct from archaeological, liturgical, and historical sources the ceremonial use of Early Byzantine architecture. The archaeological remains of a dozen pre-Iconoclastic churches in Constantinople are examined, and the characteristic patterns of planning revealed are interpreted in the light of the Early Byzantine liturgy. A new approach to Byzantine architecture, which is studied here in the critical first phase of its development.

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