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The framing of sacred space : the canopy and the Byzantine church / Jelena Bogdanović.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bogdanović, Jelena, 1973- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture, Byzantine.
- Canopies, Architectural--Byzantine Empire.
- Canopies, Architectural.
- Ciboria (Architecture)--Byzantine Empire.
- Ciboria (Architecture).
- Church architecture--Byzantine Empire--Details.
- Church architecture.
- Symbolism in architecture--Byzantine Empire.
- Symbolism in architecture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white), tables
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- The 'Framing of Sacred Space' offers the first topical study of canopies as essential spatial and symbolic units in Byzantine-rite churches. Centrally planned columnar structures - typically comprised of four columns and a roof - canopies had a critical role in the modular processes of church design, from actual church furnishings in the shape of a canopy to the church's structural core. As architectonic objects of basic structural and design integrity, canopies integrate an archetypical image of architecture and provide means for an innovative understanding of the materialization of the idea of the Byzantine church and its multi-focal spatial presence. 'The Framing of Sacred Space' considers both the material and conceptual framing of sacred space and explains how the canopy bridges the physical and transcendental realms.
- Contents:
- Title
- Dedication
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Sources, Translations, and Illustrations
- List of Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- One Ciborium or Canopy? Textual Evidence on Canopies in the Byzantine Church
- Two Canopies in the Byzantine Church
- Three Place-Making
- Four The Micro-Architectural Framing of Sacred Space
- Five Nested in Its Own Shape
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 5, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-068137-3
- 0-19-046520-4
- 0-19-046519-0
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