Aside from Hagia Sophia, the monuments of the Byzantine East are poorly
understood today. This is in sharp contrast to the well-known
architectural marvels of Western Europeâs Middle Ages. In this landmark
survey, distinguished art historian Robert Ousterhout introduces readers
to the rich and
diverse architectural traditions of the medieval Eastern Mediterranean.
The
focus of the book is the Byzantine (or East Roman) Empire (324-1453
CE), with its capital in Constantinople, although the framework expands
chronologically to include the foundations of Christian architecture in
Late Antiquity and the legacy of Byzantine culture after the fall of
Constantinople
in 1453. Geographically broad as well, this study
includes architectural developments in areas of Italy, the Caucasus, the
Near East, the Balkans, and Russia, as well as related developments in
early Islamic architecture. Alternating chapters that address
chronological or regionally-based
developments with thematic studies
that focus on the larger cultural concerns, the book presents the
architectural developments in a way that makes them accessible,
interesting, and intellectually stimulating. In doing so, it also
explains why medieval architecture in the East followed such a
different trajectory from that of the West.
Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, maps, and line drawings, Eastern Medieval Architecture
will establish Byzantine traditions to be as significant and admirable
as those more familiar examples in Western Europe, and serve as an
invaluable resource for anyone interested in
architectural history, Byzantium, and the Middle Ages.
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