Main entry:

Peña, Ignacio.

Title & Author:

The Christian art of Byzantine Syria / Ignacio Peña.

Edition:

1st English-language ed.

Publication:

[England] : Garnet Pub., 1997.

Description:

256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and index.
Introduction -- The awakening of a national art -- The beginning of Christian art -- Centres of population -- Churches -- Baptisteries -- Monasteries -- Centres of pilgrimage -- Hostelries -- Dwellings -- Public buildings -- Communication routes -- Places of pagan worship -- Funerary monuments -- Contribution to Islamic civilization -- Contribution to European civilization -- The phases of decline.
Translated from the Spanish.

Summary:

A comprehensively illustrated book about the beautifully preserved buildings and carvings of the legendary Dead Cities.
The thriving Byzantine Empire produced a particularly fine standard of art and architecture between the 4th and 7th centuries. Many well-preserved examples of this rich archaeological history can be found in Syria. In particular, the legendary Dead Cities of northern Syria were largely unexplored until recently and this book provides a fascinating insight into the once-thriving towns, including their markets, houses, halls, bath-houses, churches, temples and tombs. This book contains a comprehensive set of photographs and reconstructions showing the variety of buildings and relics which have been discovered, including ornamented churches and liturgical instruments, baptisteries, monasteries and pilgrimage sites. It also includes a chapter on the sites of pagan worship from the same period, and concludes with an examination of the influence of Byzantine art on Islamic and European art, and the eventual decline of the population of the Syrian limestone massifs.

ISBN:

1859640710
9781859640715

Subject:

Art, Early Christian Syria.
Christian art and symbolism Syria Medieval, 500-1500.
Art, Byzantine Syria.
Art paléochrétien Syrie.
Art byzantin Syrie.
Antiquities
Art, Byzantine
Art, Early Christian
Christian art and symbolism Medieval
Byzantijnse kunst.
Byzantine art Syria.
Syria Antiquities.
Syrie Antiquités.
Syria

Holdings:

Location: Library main 196638
Call No.: ID N7832.M5813; ID:98-B1302
Status: Available