Author: Karni Golan
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110631768
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
This book presents a study and catalogue of the early Christian stone architectural decorations from the Negev Desert (Israel). This work is based on the largest sample of decorated architectural elements from the Byzantine Negev (4th–7th century CE) to have been comparatively studied. The analysis provides a key for the characteristics of these aniconic, carved decorations, and an in-depth examination of their symbolic meaning.
Architectural Sculpture in the Byzantine Negev
Author: Karni Golan
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110631768
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
This book presents a study and catalogue of the early Christian stone architectural decorations from the Negev Desert (Israel). This work is based on the largest sample of decorated architectural elements from the Byzantine Negev (4th–7th century CE) to have been comparatively studied. The analysis provides a key for the characteristics of these aniconic, carved decorations, and an in-depth examination of their symbolic meaning.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110631768
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
This book presents a study and catalogue of the early Christian stone architectural decorations from the Negev Desert (Israel). This work is based on the largest sample of decorated architectural elements from the Byzantine Negev (4th–7th century CE) to have been comparatively studied. The analysis provides a key for the characteristics of these aniconic, carved decorations, and an in-depth examination of their symbolic meaning.
Architectural Decoration in Byzantine Shivta, Negev Desert, Israel
Author: Arthur Segal
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
(BAR -S420, 1988)
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
(BAR -S420, 1988)
The Stone Architectural Decorations of the Byzantine Negev
Author: Karni Golan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
The Southern Wall of the Temple Mount and Its Corners
Author: Yuval Baruch
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1646022890
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1646022890
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
Shivta
Author: Arthur Segal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Byzantine Settlements of the Negev Desert
Author: Maciej Wacławik
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527517055
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
This book presents a complementary synthesis of the newest research on the Negev Desert (Israel) in the Byzantine period (363-640 AD) including a holistic analysis of archaeological reports, historical sources, and field surveys with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The contextualization of settlement trends in the region reveals the subjectivity of some of earlier theories, which means that the study uses models developed as part of the French École des Annales discussion on the concept of long duration. Looking at the evolution of settlement from a regional and transregional perspective, through the prism of the cycle of behavioural domains, revealed a positive aspect of the transformation of society and settlement space: that the individual and community are able to resist and get out of difficult circumstances. The study also uses the paradigm of the rise and fall of cultures; in light of this, the long-term changes taking place in late antiquity appear to consist of relatively long periods of settlement expansion and short, sudden breakdowns.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527517055
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
This book presents a complementary synthesis of the newest research on the Negev Desert (Israel) in the Byzantine period (363-640 AD) including a holistic analysis of archaeological reports, historical sources, and field surveys with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The contextualization of settlement trends in the region reveals the subjectivity of some of earlier theories, which means that the study uses models developed as part of the French École des Annales discussion on the concept of long duration. Looking at the evolution of settlement from a regional and transregional perspective, through the prism of the cycle of behavioural domains, revealed a positive aspect of the transformation of society and settlement space: that the individual and community are able to resist and get out of difficult circumstances. The study also uses the paradigm of the rise and fall of cultures; in light of this, the long-term changes taking place in late antiquity appear to consist of relatively long periods of settlement expansion and short, sudden breakdowns.
Excavations at Rehovot-in-the-Negev
Author: Yoram Tsafrir
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Art and Architecture of the Synagogue in Byzantine Palaestina
Author: Asaf Friedman
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527535053
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
The Byzantine era was a time of the formation of the Abrahamic religions and a battleground for people’s hearts and minds. This book shows that, during the time of the Byzantine Empire, the synagogues in Palaestina developed a visual language adhering to traditional literary sources. Until now, scholars believed that Judaism was oblivious to all art forms, regarding them as mere “decoration.” This book shows that, contrary to those beliefs, Jewish art was, in fact, flourishing in this period. The visual language that emerged is a trope that utilizes literal and figurative readings to arrive at an inquisitive mixture—a probing language that facilitates learning. It is a visual language of “becoming,” of inward introspection and outward scrutiny. This new analysis goes beyond the limits of compositional rules, and requires an analytical, as well as emotive, thought process, to form a cultural interpretation that reveals the hidden language. This means that some parts of Judaism and some parts of Christianity were in agreement despite the commandment of “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,” and operated under the assumption that paintings were not necessarily the creation of idols. Thus, we see that the modern movements of art and architecture were not the first to deal with images through themes such as abstraction and denotation. The language developed during the Byzantine period could rival the best of such visual languages.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527535053
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
The Byzantine era was a time of the formation of the Abrahamic religions and a battleground for people’s hearts and minds. This book shows that, during the time of the Byzantine Empire, the synagogues in Palaestina developed a visual language adhering to traditional literary sources. Until now, scholars believed that Judaism was oblivious to all art forms, regarding them as mere “decoration.” This book shows that, contrary to those beliefs, Jewish art was, in fact, flourishing in this period. The visual language that emerged is a trope that utilizes literal and figurative readings to arrive at an inquisitive mixture—a probing language that facilitates learning. It is a visual language of “becoming,” of inward introspection and outward scrutiny. This new analysis goes beyond the limits of compositional rules, and requires an analytical, as well as emotive, thought process, to form a cultural interpretation that reveals the hidden language. This means that some parts of Judaism and some parts of Christianity were in agreement despite the commandment of “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,” and operated under the assumption that paintings were not necessarily the creation of idols. Thus, we see that the modern movements of art and architecture were not the first to deal with images through themes such as abstraction and denotation. The language developed during the Byzantine period could rival the best of such visual languages.
Cities, Monuments and Objects in the Roman and Byzantine Levant
Author: Walid Atrash
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1803273356
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Chapters by leading archaeologists in Israel and the Levant explore themes and sites connected with cities and villages from the Hellenistic to early Islamic periods across the region. The result is a rich trove of up-to-date data and insights that will be a must read for scholars and students active in this part of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1803273356
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Chapters by leading archaeologists in Israel and the Levant explore themes and sites connected with cities and villages from the Hellenistic to early Islamic periods across the region. The result is a rich trove of up-to-date data and insights that will be a must read for scholars and students active in this part of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Byzantine Ornaments in Stone
Author: Philipp Niewöhner
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110690527
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Architectural sculpture and liturgical furniture are key genres of late antique and Byzantine archaeology and art, and this book provides the first general overview. It offers two alternative ways of access, via technical terms and illustrations. It can thus serve as dictionary, if a term requires explanation and illustration, or as a visual gazetteer for the research of artefacts. In addition the volume can also serve as an academic textbook.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110690527
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Architectural sculpture and liturgical furniture are key genres of late antique and Byzantine archaeology and art, and this book provides the first general overview. It offers two alternative ways of access, via technical terms and illustrations. It can thus serve as dictionary, if a term requires explanation and illustration, or as a visual gazetteer for the research of artefacts. In addition the volume can also serve as an academic textbook.