Cave Monasteries of Byzantine Cappadocia
by
Lyn Rodley
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521154774
ISBN-13
9780521154772
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 26th, 2010
Print length
286 Pages
Weight
674 grams
Dimensions
27.90 x 21.00 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
c 500 to c 1000 CEArchitecture: religious buildingsReligious buildings
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This 1985 book is a fully illustrated account of the rock-cut monasteries, hermitages and other complexes in Cappadocia. Dr Rodley provides a definitive record of the monasteries and hermitages, tries to determine when, why and by whom they were established, and places them within the larger contexts of Byzantine history.
This is a fully illustrated account, first published in 1985, of the rock-cut monasteries, hermitages and other complexes in Cappadocia (central Anatolia, in Turkey). These were cut into soft volcanic rock, mostly during the ninth to eleventh centuries, when the area formed part of the Byzantine Empire. Although called 'cave' monuments, these monasteries were carefully finished to resemble ordinary built architecture. Some of the churches were decorated with wall paintings, which occasionally included portraits of their patrons or dedicatory inscriptions. Dr Rodley provides a definitive record of the monasteries and hermitages, tries to determine when, why and by whom they were established, and places them within the larger contexts of Byzantine history and Byzantine monasteries.
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