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Early Christian Art and Architecture: An Introduction

Guntram Koch

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Description:The early Christian period, especially the time between the third and sixth centuries, is one of the most fascinating in church history. The Christianity which developed into a state church in the Roman Empire during the fourth century gave new content to traditional Greco-Roman art and adapted it to changed needs. Different forms of churches, monasteries and baptistries came into being, as did Christian art in paintings, mosaics and sculptures; biblical manuscripts were illustrated and liturgical furnishings and vessels were given new form.Here for the first time in a single volume is an account of architecture sacred and profane, funerary art in catacombs and tombs and especially sarcophagi, the graphic arts and various forms of art in miniature. The text is illustrated with numerous line drawings and photographs, including ground plans and elevations of churches, actual and conjectural, and there are full descriptions of the art and architecture discussed against its social and historical background. In addition there are full bibliographies and details of the most important collections of Christian art.Early Christian Art and Architecture will prove not only an invaluable work for art historians but also a guide for those traveling in the Mediterranean area and an indication of the riches of the first centuries of the Church.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Early Christian Art and Architecture: An Introduction. To get started finding Early Christian Art and Architecture: An Introduction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 1996

ISBN: 0826409423

Description: The early Christian period, especially the time between the third and sixth centuries, is one of the most fascinating in church history. The Christianity which developed into a state church in the Roman Empire during the fourth century gave new content to traditional Greco-Roman art and adapted it to changed needs. Different forms of churches, monasteries and baptistries came into being, as did Christian art in paintings, mosaics and sculptures; biblical manuscripts were illustrated and liturgical furnishings and vessels were given new form.Here for the first time in a single volume is an account of architecture sacred and profane, funerary art in catacombs and tombs and especially sarcophagi, the graphic arts and various forms of art in miniature. The text is illustrated with numerous line drawings and photographs, including ground plans and elevations of churches, actual and conjectural, and there are full descriptions of the art and architecture discussed against its social and historical background. In addition there are full bibliographies and details of the most important collections of Christian art.Early Christian Art and Architecture will prove not only an invaluable work for art historians but also a guide for those traveling in the Mediterranean area and an indication of the riches of the first centuries of the Church.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Early Christian Art and Architecture: An Introduction. To get started finding Early Christian Art and Architecture: An Introduction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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