Early Byzantine churches in Macedonia and southern Serbia : a study of the origins and the initial development of East Christian art
1963, First Edition. London : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Price clipped. Faint foxing to edges and prelims. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Item #477063
Physical description; xxix, 262 pages : illustrations, 72 plates (some colour), folded maps, plans ; 31 cm. Notes; "Select bibliography of the monuments": pages 237-241. Includes bibliographical footnotes. Contents; Mediterranean and Orient – The legacy of Alexander – The liturgical background of the early Byzantine church – Sanctuary and nave in the early Byzantine church – Macedonia between Rome and Constantinople – Roman Macedonia and the Mission of Saint Paul – The centuries of persecution and the first Gothic invasions – Political and ecclesiastical rivalries – Renewed Gothic invasions and the appearance of the Slavs – The Slav settlement in the Balkans – The monuments – I: Constantine to Justin I: The 'Extra Muros' Basilica ; The 'Agora' Basilica ; The Rotunda of St. George ; The Palace Octagon ; The Two Basilicas at Dion ; The Basilica of St. Demetrius ; The Basilica of the Holy Virgin 'Acheiropoietos' ; The Basilica at Tumba ; The Two Basilicas at Heraclea Lyncestis ; The Basilica of Bishop Philip ; The Cemetery Basilica ; The Quatrefoil Baptistery Basilica ; The Basilica A ; The Chapel of Hosios David ; The 'Synagogue' Basilica ; The Cruciform Basilica ; The Basilica at Voskohoria ; The Basilica at Palikura – The monuments – II: Justinian to the Slav settlement: The Basilica B ; Country churches in the neighbourhood of Caricin Grad ; The Basilicas at Lipljan ; The sixth-century foundations of the Holy Virgin of Ljevisa ; The Basilica at Suvodol ; The sixth-century city of Caricin Grad ; The Episcopal Basilica ; The Crypt Basilica ; The Cruciform Church ; The South-West Basilica ; The South Church ; The Domed Church at Konjuh ; The Acropolis Basilica at Bregovina ; Two Basilicas at Ohrid ; The Basilicas at Studencista and Radolista ; The Basilica at Oktisi – The end of an era. Subjects; Church architecture – Macedonia – History – Early church, ca. 30-600. Church architecture – Serbia – History – Early church, ca. 30-600.
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