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San Vitale in Ravenna and octogonal churches in late antiquity
Author
Title
San Vitale in Ravenna and octogonal churches in late antiquity / Mark. J. Johnson.
ISBN
9783954902897
3954902893
Publication
Wiesbaden : Reichert Verlag, [2018]
Copyright Notice Date
©2018
Physical Description
182 pages, 95 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 25 cm
Notes
The word octagonal is misspelled on the title page.
Summary
"This book examines the octagonal churches of Late Antiquity from the origins of the type in the fourth century to its sixth-century culmination in its most famous example, the church of San Vitale in Ravenna. The buildings, limited in number and many overlooked in modern scholarship, served several functions including funerary oratory, martyrium, and cathedral, though most were martyr or memorial shrines. Beyond addressing questions of function, architectural design, structural solutions, chronology, literary sources, and architectural symbolism are also studied."-- Publisher's website.
Variant and related titles
San Vitale in Ravenna and octagonal churches in late antiquity
Octagonal churches in late antiquity
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 13, 2019
Series
Spätantike - frühes Christentum - Byzanz. Reihe B, Studien und Perspektiven ; Band 44
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-182).
Contents
Introduction: The Octagon in Late Antique Architecture
Octagonal Churches of the Fourth Century
Octagonal Churches of the Early Fifth Century
Octagonal Churches of the Later Fifth Century
The Early Sixth Century
The Justinianic Octagonal Churches
The Church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy
Observations and Conclusions
Bibliography
Plates.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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