Master Builders of Byzantium
Master Builders of Byzantium
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Zusammenfassung
Explores the perspective of masons and master builders in Byzantine architecture in Constantinople. Examining written evidence, archaeology, and surviving buildings, reveals innovation in material selection, manufacturing processes, and construction techniques, highlighting intricate church interiors adorned with marble, mosaics, and frescoes.
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Master Builders of Byzantium by Robert Ousterhout
Examining Byzantine architecture--primarily churches built in the area of Constantinople between the ninth and fifteenth centuries--from the perspective of its masons, its master builders, Robert Ousterhout identifies the problems commonly encountered in the process of design and construction. He analyzes written evidence, the archaeological record, and especially the surviving buildings, concluding that Byzantine architecture was far more innovative than has previously been acknowledged. Ousterhout explains how masons selected, manufactured, and utilized materials from bricks and mortar to lead roofing tiles, from foundation systems to roof vaultings. He situates richly decorated church interiors, sheathed in marble revetments, mosaics, and frescoes-along with their complex iconographic programs-within the purview of the master builder, referring also to masons in Russia, the Balkans, and Jerusalem.
Robert Ousterhout is Professor of Byzantine Art and Architecture and Director of the Center for Ancient Studies, University of Pennsylvania.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9781934536032 |
| ISBN 10 | 1934536032 |
| Titel | Master Builders of Byzantium |
| Autor | Robert Ousterhout |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2008-02-01 |
| Seitenanzahl | 320 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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