Hagia sophia and the byzantine aesthetic experience
Auteur :
Schibille, Nadine
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781472437587
Date de publication :
28 sept. 2014
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
680 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Paramount in the shaping of early Byzantine identity was the construction of the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (532-537 CE). This book examines the edifice from the perspective of aesthetics to define the concept of beauty and the meaning of art in early Byzantium.