San Vitale in Ravenna and Octogonal Churches in Late Antiquity

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-3-95490-289-7
Verlag: Reichert Verlag

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 750 g

Reihe: Spätantike – Frühes Christentum – Byzanz

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 possible symbolism are also studied.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, Mark J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte Europäische Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Sakralbauten
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Born 17 July 1954 in Ogden, Utah, USACompleted Phd in art history at Princeton University in 1986Taught in the School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, 1986-87; since 1987 has been a member of the art history faculty at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he is now professor of ancient and medieval art and architecture.

Born 17 July 1954 in Ogden, Utah, USA
Completed Phd in art history at Princeton University in 1986
Taught in the School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, 1986-87; since 1987 has been a member of the art history faculty at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he is now professor of ancient and medieval art and architecture.