Obscured by walls: the bema display of the cretan churches from visibility to concealment
Auteur :
Mailis, Athanassios
Éditeur :
Schnell & Steiner GmbH, Verlag
ISBN :
9783795435608
Date de publication :
10 juil. 2020
Dimensions :
30,0 x 21,0 cm
Poids :
884 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
This study reveals the artistic and cultic arrangements in Cretan churches, before the crystallization of the Iconostasis as the »distinctive feature of churches of the Byzantine rite«. It provides material proof of cultural identity and religious consciousness of the Orthodox populace in Crete during Venetian rule.