Author: W. Eugene KleinbauerPublisher: Bauhan Pub
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Clearly written and thoroughly researched, students scholars will find it invaluable
Saint Sophia at Constantinople
Author: W. Eugene KleinbauerPublisher: Bauhan Pub
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Clearly written and thoroughly researched, students scholars will find it invaluable
Hagia Sophia in Context
Author: Ken DarkPublisher: Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN: 9781789259872
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An archaeological re-examination of the cathedral of Byzantine Constantinople, with fresh evidence about the appearance and function of the complex enabling us to reconsider what Hagia Sophia can tell us about the wider Byzantine world.
Saint Sophia and Constantinople
Author: Michael D. VolonakisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Byzantine
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Hagia Sophia, 1850-1950
Author: Robert S. NelsonPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226571713
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Hagia Sophia, the Church of Holy Wisdom, sits majestically atop the plateau that commands the straits separating Europe and Asia. Located near the acropolis of the ancient city of Byzantium, this unparalleled structure has enjoyed an extensive and colorful history, as it has successively been transformed into a cathedral, mosque, monument, and museum. In Hagia Sophia, 1850-1950, Robert S. Nelson explores its many lives. Built from 532 to 537 as the Cathedral of Constantinople, Hagia Sophia was little studied and seldom recognized as a great monument of world art until the nineteenth century, and Nelson examines the causes and consequences of the building's newly elevated status during that time. He chronicles the grand dome's modern history through a vibrant cast of characters—emperors, sultans, critics, poets, archaeologists, architects, philanthropists, and religious congregations—some of whom spent years studying it, others never visiting the building. But as Nelson shows, they all had a hand in the recreation of Hagia Sophia as a modern architectural icon. By many means and for its own purposes, the West has conceptually transformed Hagia Sophia into the international symbol that it is today. While other books have covered the architectural history of the structure, this is the first study to address its status as a modern monument. With his narrative of the building's rebirth, Nelson captures its importance for the diverse communities that shape and find meaning in Hagia Sophia. His book will resonate with cultural, architectural, and art historians as well as with those seeking to acquaint themselves with the modern life of an inspired and inspiring building.
The Redemption of Saint Sophia
Author: John Albert DouglasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Islam
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Saint Sophia in Istanbul
Author: Dumbarton OaksSaint Sophia and Constantinople
Author: Michael D. VolonakisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Byzantine
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Hagia Sophia: A History
Author: Richard WinstonPublisher: New Word City
ISBN: 1640190686
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Hagia Sophia is more than 1,400 years old. It was a Christian Church, then a Muslim mosque, and is now a museum. Here, from National Book Award winner Richard Winston, is the extraordinary story of one of the world's great architectural treasures and its everchanging role in the history of Constantinople.
The Church of Sancta Sophia Constantinople
Author: William Richard LethabyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Byzantine
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453
Author: Marios PhilippidesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317016084
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 919
Book Description
This major study is a comprehensive scholarly work on a key moment in the history of Europe, the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. The result of years of research, it presents all available sources along with critical evaluations of these narratives. The authors have consulted texts in all relevant languages, both those that remain only in manuscript and others that have been printed, often in careless and inferior editions. Attention is also given to 'folk history' as it evolved over centuries, producing prominent myths and folktales in Greek, medieval Russian, Italian, and Turkish folklore. Part I, The Pen, addresses the complex questions introduced by this myriad of original literature and secondary sources.