Cave Monasteries of Byzantine Cappadocia - Brossura

Rodley, Lyn

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521154774 ISBN 13: 9780521154772

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Riassunto

This is a fully illustrated account, first published in 1985, of the rock-cut monasteries, hermitages and other complexes in Cappadocia (central Anatolia, in Turkey). These were cut into soft volcanic rock, mostly during the ninth to eleventh centuries, when the area formed part of the Byzantine Empire. Although called 'cave' monuments, these monasteries were carefully finished to resemble ordinary built architecture. Some of the churches were decorated with wall paintings, which occasionally included portraits of their patrons or dedicatory inscriptions. Dr Rodley provides a definitive record of the monasteries and hermitages, tries to determine when, why and by whom they were established, and places them within the larger contexts of Byzantine history and Byzantine monasteries.

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This 1985 book is a fully illustrated account of the rock-cut monasteries, hermitages and other complexes in Cappadocia. Dr Rodley provides a definitive record of the monasteries and hermitages, tries to determine when, why and by whom they were established, and places them within the larger contexts of Byzantine history.

Contenuti:

List of figures; List of plates; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Key to plans; 1. The background; 2. The courtyard monasteries; 3. Açik Saray; 4. The refectory monasteries; 5. Hermitages; 6. The monasteries and their context; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Indexes.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521154774
• ISBN 13: 9780521154772
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 286