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The basilicas of Ethiopia : an architectural history / Mario Di Salvo ; in collaboration with Carolyn Gossage ; with a foreword by Professor Michael Gervers.
Author
Di Salvo, Mario
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
London : I.B. Tauris, 2017.
©2017
Description
xiv, 145 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, plans ; 29 cm
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Marquand Library - Remote Storage: Marquand Use Only
NA6086 .D48 2017
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Subject(s)
Basilicas
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Ethiopia
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History
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To 1500
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Church architecture
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Ethiopia
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Architecture, Medieval
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Ethiopia
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Architecture, Ancient
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Ethiopia
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Author
Gossage, Carolyn, 1933-
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Writer of foreword
Gervers, Michael, 1942-
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Summary note
The basilica is symbolic of the history of Christianity in Ethiopia. 'Ezānā, the first Christian king of the Aksumite empire was responsible for the creation of the large, five-aisled church of Māryām Şĕyon, sadly destroyed in 1535, and since then many hundreds of basilicas have been built in Ethiopia, many, including the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lalibela, literally 'hewn from the rock'. In this book, architectural historian and architect Mario di Salvo considers the unique architectural features of Ethiopia's basilicas and explains how they developed over time. Featuring almost 200 colour illustrations, this book is an attractive and comprehensive guide to some of Ethiopia's most inspiring religious buildings. -- Publisher, inside front flap of dust jacket.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-145).
Contents
Preface: The structural characteristics of Christian basilicas
Part I. The ruins of the ancient Aksumite basilicas (fourth-seventh century)
Part II. The architecture of the late-Aksumite and post-Aksumite basilicas of Tigray (eighth-twelfth century)
The built basilicas
The hypogeal basilicas
The semi-monolithic basilicas
Part III. The architecture of the medieval basilicas of Ethiopia (the twelfth-century Zagwe kingdom and the restoration of the Solomonic dynasty)
Basilicas constructed in caves
The monolithic and semi-monolithic basilicas in Lālibalā
The last Ethiopian basilicas.
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ISBN
9781784537258
178453725X
OCLC
957747586
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