Paintings of the Dark Church Tapa dura - 1998

A Turizm, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12x9x0. Clean With No Remarks Or Highlights Inside. Hardcover Binding. 111 Pages With No Index, 2Nd Printing. In A Very Good Dust Jacket.- We can ship from Canada and the USA, based on your address. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.

Istanbul: A Turizm Yayinlari, 2005. Dust jacket. New/New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (31 x 23 cm). In English. 111 p., 75 color ills. "After an introduction of the historical background of the Christian art in Cappadocia the book deals with the architecture and paintings of the Karanlik Kilise, popularly known as the Dark Church, situated in the Göreme valley. The church and its paintings date from mid-tenth century. These wall paintings are known as the best-surviving examples of the late Byzantine art. In addition to the description of all of the major wall paintings in Karanlik Kilise, the Byzantine painting tradition of the period has also been dealt with. The consistency of its repertoire, style and colours indicate that the decoration of the Dark Church was done at a single phase of painting and immediately after it was excavated. Although there is no document surviving about the way that the Cappadocian rock-churches were decorated, the… Leer más

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