Hagia Sophia : architecture, structure, and liturgy of Justinian's great church / Rowland J. Mainstone

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description: 288 pages : 305 illustrations, 56 plans ; 29 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-284) and index. Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The church today: exterior and interior -- 3. The church today: materials and structural systems -- 4. Looking back -- 5. The church before Justinian -- 6. Justinian's church: his objectives and the architectural brief -- 7. Justinian's church: the initial development of the design -- 8. Justinian's church: further development of the design, the construction and first partial reconstruction -- 9. Furnishing and use: architecture and liturgy -- 10. The sixth-century achievement and its sequels -- App. Plans, Elevations and Sections. Subjects: Anthemius of Tralles. Isidore of Miletus. Justinian I. Byzantinisches Reich, Kaiser 482-565. Hagia Sophia (Church : znik, Turkey). Ayasofya M�zesi. Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey). St Sophia Church. Orthodox Eastern Church Liturgy History. Ayasofia Muzesi. Catholic Church Byzantine rite Turkey Istanbul History. Ayasofya M�zesi (Istanbul, Turquie). �glise catholique Turquie Istanbul Liturgie Histoire. �glise catholique Rite byzantin Turquie stanbul Histoire. Catholic Church. Liturgy and architecture - Turkey.