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Byzantine Monuments of Istanbul by Ahmet S. Çakmak and John Freely (2004, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521772575
ISBN-139780521772570
eBay Product ID (ePID)6021029
Product Key Features
Number of Pages342 Pages
Publication NameByzantine Monuments of Istanbul
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, History / Medieval, Regional, Middle East / Turkey
Publication Year2004
TypeTextbook
AuthorAhmet S. Çakmak, John Freely
Subject AreaTravel, Art, Architecture
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight54.5 Oz
Item Length11.3 in
Item Width8.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2003-058438
Dewey Edition22
Reviews'... perhaps the best survey ever written for the general reader - a genuine triumph ...'.Cornucopia, '... brings together a useful range of illustrations. Its accessibility makes it a useful point-of-departure for those interested in the history and monuments of undoubtedly one of the world's greatest cities.' Minerva, '… brings together a useful range of illustrations. Its accessibility makes it a useful point-of-departure for those interested in the history and monuments of undoubtedly one of the world's greatest cities.' Minerva, '... perhaps the best survey ever written for the general reader - a genuine triumph ...'. Cornucopia, '… perhaps the best survey ever written for the general reader - a genuine triumph …' Cornucopia
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal720/.94961/80902
Table Of ContentIntroduction; 1. Byzantium; 2. The city of Constantine; 3. The imperial capital; 4. The late Roman city; 5. The reign of Justinian; 6. Hagia Sophia; 7. Justinian's other buildings; 8. The medieval city; 9. The Macedonian Dynasty; 10. The Comnenus Dynasty; 11. The Latin occupation; 12. The Palaeologus Dynasty; 13. The fall of Byzantium.
SynopsisThis is the story of the Byzantine monuments of Istanbul, the city known in the medieval period as Constantinople and in classical antiquity as Byzantium. Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire from 330 until 1453 and was renowned for the beauty and grandeur of its churches and palaces. The extant Byzantine monuments of Istanbul include more than twenty churches, most notably Hagia Sophia, as well as the remains of the land and sea walls, the Hippodrome, imperial palaces, commemorative columns, reservoirs and cisterns, an aqueduct, a triumphal archway, and a fortified port. They are described here in chronological order and in the context of their times, through the political, religious, social, economic, intellectual, and artistic developments in the dynasties that came to power during the turbulent Byzantine Age. A major part of the architectural and artistic heritage of Byzantium, these monuments also serve as a link between the world of classical antiquity and the new epochs of early modern Europe and the Ottoman Empire., This is the story of the Byzantine monuments of Istanbul. A major part of the architectural and artistic heritage of Byzantium, these monuments also serve as a link between the world of classical antiquity and the new epochs of early modern Europe and the Ottoman Empire., This book is about the Byzantine monuments of Istanbul, most notably, Haghia Sophia. The remains of the land and sea walls, the Hippodrome, imperial palaces, commemorative columns, reservoirs and cisterns, an aqueduct, a triumphal archway, a fortified port, and twenty churches are also described in chronological order in the context of their times. These "monuments" are viewed in relationship to the political, religious, social, economic, intellectual and artistic developments of the Byzantine dynasties.
LC Classification NumberNA1370 .F74 2004
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