Энциклопедии / Eastern Medieval Architecture: The Building Traditions of Byzantium and Neighboring Lands

Название: Eastern Medieval Architecture: The Building Traditions of Byzantium and Neighboring Lands
Автор(ы): Robert G. Ousterhout
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год: 2019
Страниц: 810
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 900 MB

The rich and diverse architectural traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean and adjacent regions are the subject of this book. Representing the visual residues of a "forgotten" Middle Ages, the social and cultural developments of the Byzantine Empire, the Caucasus, the Balkans, Russia, and the Middle East parallel the more familiar architecture of Western Europe. The book offers an expansive view of the architectural developments of the Byzantine Empire and areas under its cultural influence, as well as the intellectual currents that lie behind their creation. The book alternates chapters that address chronological or regionally-based developments with thematic studies that focus on the larger cultural concerns, as they are expressed in architectural form.