Title & Author:

Art, archaeology, and architecture of early Christianity / edited with an introduction by Paul Corby Finney.

Publication:

New York ; London : Garland Publishing, Inc., 1993.

Description:

xiii, 443 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 24 cm.

Series:

Studies in early Christianity ; volume 18

Notes:
Reprintings of articles which were originally published from 1923 to 1984.
Includes bibliographical references.
Constantine's churches : symbol and structure / Gregory T. Armstrong -- Notes on the wooden doors of Santa Sabina / Richard Delbrueck -- Älteste Christliche Denkmäler / Erich Dinkler -- Did Gnostics make pictures? / Paul Corby Finney -- Scenes from the Acts of the Apostles on some early Christian ivories / Herbert L. Kessler -- The threshold of the Holy Shrine : observations on floor mosaics at Antioch and Bethlehem / Ernest Kitzinger -- The Cleveland marbles / Ernest Kitzinger -- Studien zur Entstehungsgeschichte der christlichen Kunst IV / Theodor Klauser -- The Podgoritza cup / Peter Levi -- The Tomb of the Apostles ad Catacumbas / Hans Lietzmann -- The domed church as microcosm : literary roots of an architectural symbol / Kathleen E. McVey -- Art and the early church / Sister Charles Murray -- A fourth-century Christian silver treasure found at Water Newton, England, in 1975 / K.S. Painter -- The painting of the Good Shepherd at Dura-Europos / Johannes Quasten -- La chronologie de la peinture paléochrétienne : notes et réflexions / Louis Reekmans -- Zur Problematik der römischen Katakombenforschung / Louis Reekmans -- A new Roman mosaic pavement found in Dorset / J.M.C. Toynbee -- Joseph iconography on Coptic textiles / Gary Vikan -- Constantine and the origins of the Christian basilica / J. Ward-Perkins -- Memoria, Martyr's Tomb and Martyr's Church / J. Ward-Perkins -- Narration in early Christendom / Kurt Weitzmann -- Book illustration of the 4th century : tradition and innovation / Kurt Weitzmann.
Predominantly English, with three papers in German, and one in French.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0815310781 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780815310785 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Subject:

Art, Early Christian.
Church history Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Art paléochrétien.
Église Histoire ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Church history Primitive and early church.
Architektur
Aufsatzsammlung
Christliche Kunst
Frühchristentum
Kunst
Vroegchristelijke kunst.
Christian art and symbolism To 500.
Christian antiquities.
Christianisme et arts Histoire.
Arts décoratifs paléochrétiens.
Christianisme 30-600 (Église primitive)
Christianity Visual arts History
Antiquities

Added entries:

Finney, Paul Corby, author, editor.
Studies in early Christianity ; v. 18.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 107010
Call No.: ID N7832.A716; ID:94-B266
Status: Available