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San Vitale in Ravenna and octogonal churches in Late Antiquity
- Title
- San Vitale in Ravenna and octogonal churches in Late Antiquity / Mark. J. Johnson.
- Author
- Johnson, Mark Joseph.
- Publication
- Wiesbaden : Reichert Verlag, [2017]
- ©2017
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Details
- Description
- 182 pages, 95 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans; 25 cm.
- Summary
- "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 architectural symbolism are also studied."--
- Series Statement
- Spätantike - frühes Christentum - Byzanz. Reihe B, Studien und Perspektiven ; Bd. 44
- Uniform Title
- Spätantike, frühes Christentum, Byzanz. Reihe B, Studien und Perspektiven ; Bd. 44.
- Alternative Title
- Octogonal churches in Late Antiquity
- Subject
- Basilica di S. Vitale (Ravenna, Italy) > History
- Buildings, Octagonal
- Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
- Church architecture > Europe > History
- Church architecture > Italy > Ravenna
- Church buildings > Europe > Design and construction > History > To 1500
- Church buildings > Italy > Ravenna > Design and construction > History > To 1500
- Bibliography (note)
- ncludes bibliographical references (pages 161-182).
- Contents
- Introduction: The Octagon in Late Antique Architecture -- Octagonal Churches of the Fourth Century -- Octagonal Churches of the Early Fifth Century -- Octagonal Churches of the Later Fifth Century -- The Early Sixth Century -- The Justinianic Octagonal Churches -- The Church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy -- Observations and Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Plates.
- ISBN
- 9783954902897
- 3954902893
- OCLC
- on1016856707
- 1016856707
- SCSB-14616439
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries