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Byzantine Wall-Paintings of Crete-Rethymnon Province
Ioannis Spatharakis
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Description for Byzantine Wall-Paintings of Crete-Rethymnon Province
Hardback. Wall-paintings dating from the 11th to 15th centuries have survived in only around twenty churches on Crete. This volume contains a thorough investigation of the style and iconography of the paintings in each church. Num Pages: 540 pages, 356 illus, 64 col pls. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 1QDAZ; ACK; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 242 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1566.
This is a systematic publication of the approximately 20 Byzantine churches with wall-paintings which have survived destruction in the province of Rethymnon, Crete. They date from ca. 1000 A.D. to the fifteenth century. Most were decorated during the Palaeologan era, when the island was occupied by the Venetians (1211-1669 A.D). These monuments are little known to the scholarly world.
The style and iconographic programme of each church is investigated, as well as the iconography of the scenes. Special attention is paid to rare and unique iconographic subjects, e.g., a full cycle of the Akathistos and a cycle ... Read more
This is a systematic publication of the approximately 20 Byzantine churches with wall-paintings which have survived destruction in the province of Rethymnon, Crete. They date from ca. 1000 A.D. to the fifteenth century. Most were decorated during the Palaeologan era, when the island was occupied by the Venetians (1211-1669 A.D). These monuments are little known to the scholarly world.
The style and iconographic programme of each church is investigated, as well as the iconography of the scenes. Special attention is paid to rare and unique iconographic subjects, e.g., a full cycle of the Akathistos and a cycle ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
Number of Pages
540
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781899828036
SKU
V9781899828036
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99-2
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