The mosaic decoration of San Marco, Venice / Otto Demus ; edited by Herbert L. Kessler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Demus, Otto.

Contributor:

Kessler, Herbert L., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mosaics, Medieval--Italy--Venice.

Mosaics, Medieval.

Mosaics.

Italy--Venice.

Mosaics--Italy--Venice.

Physical Description:

xiii, 207 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1988.

Summary:

Decorated with the richest, most beautiful mosaics in the world, the Venetian church of San Marco is quite literally a treasure house of medieval art. The domes and walls of the church, encrusted with stone, glass, and gold, have been recognized, over the centuries, as a glorious historical and artistic record. Peopled with hundreds and figures--Adam and Eve, Noah and his progeny, Isaiah, Christ, Mark, of course, and other holy men and women of Venice--these mosaics create a cosmic panorama. "The Mosaic Decoration of San Marco, Venice" brings these unrivaled mosaics into breathtaking focus, combining a descriptive history of their creation and repair over the ages with close-up photographs revealing their iconographic detail.

Notes:

"Published for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C."

Includes index.

ISBN:

0226142914

0226142922

OCLC:

17732671