Art and Architecture in Byzantium and Armenia: Liturgical and Exegetical Approaches

by Thomas F. Mathews

These studies exemplify the author's concern to find interpretations of art and architecture that reflect the religious intentions and uses originally involved in their creation. Thus, for example, church architecture is examined for the professional and ceremonial functions of spaces.

1 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Thomas F. Mathews is John Langeloth Loeb Professor in the History of Art at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. The author of numerous books on Byzantine art, including The Clash of Gods, Treasures in Heaven, and The Byzantine Churches of Istanbul, he is also a contributor to The Glory of Byzantium (Yale University Press).