Die Basilika in Byzanz Gestalt, Ausstattung und Funktion sowie das Verhältnis zur Kreuzkuppelkirche

In Byzantium, the central structure is considered archetypical. This study shows that this assumption is only partly true. It presents the basilicas of the 7th to 15th centuries, addressing questions of typology, appointments, function, and the relationship to longitudinal and central constructions....

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Format: eBook
Language:German
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2013
Series:Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies
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Summary:In Byzantium, the central structure is considered archetypical. This study shows that this assumption is only partly true. It presents the basilicas of the 7th to 15th centuries, addressing questions of typology, appointments, function, and the relationship to longitudinal and central constructions. It shows that the Byzantines were more flexible in their approach to these construction types than previously assumed, a conclusion supported by theological evidence.
Physical Description:1 online resource (346 p.)
ISBN:9783110265026
9783110310351
Access:Open Access