Hagia Sophia, 1850-1950 : holy wisdom modern monument / Robert S. Nelson.

Main entry:

Nelson, Robert S., 1947-

Title & Author:

Hagia Sophia, 1850-1950 : holy wisdom modern monument / Robert S. Nelson.

Publication:

Description:

xix, 278 pages, 10 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-264) and index.
Great church in ceremony and censure -- Romantics and the throne, 1840-1860: Prussia and France -- Stones of Byzantium: John Ruskin and the stones of Venice -- Making a picturesque monument -- Redemption in England: William Morris, W.R. Lethaby, and Lord Curzon -- Starlit dome: the Byzantine poems of W.B. Yeats -- Unveiling the mosaics: Thomas Whittemore and his American patrons -- Revival to Wright: modern sophias.

Summary:

"Built from 532 to 537 as the Cathedral of Constantinople, Hagia Sophia was little studied and seldom recognized as a great monument of world art until the nineteenth century, and Nelson examines the causes and consequences of the building's newly elevated status during that time. He chronicles the grand dome's modern history through a vibrant cast of characters--emperors, sultans, critics, poets, archaeologists, architects, philanthropists, and religious congregations--some of whom spent years studying it, others never visiting the building. But as Nelson shows, they all had a hand in the recreation of Hagia Sophia as a modern architectural icon. By many means and for its own purposes, the West has conceptually transformed Hagia Sophia into the international symbol that it is today. While other books have covered the architectural history of the structure, this is the first study to address its status as a modern monument. With his narrative of the building's rebirth, Nelson captures its importance for the diverse communities that shape and find meaning in Hagia Sophia." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/uchi051/2003025831.html.

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ISBN:

0226571718 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780226571713 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Ayasofya Müzesi.
Ayasofya Müzesi Public opinion.
Ayasofya Müzesi - Opinion publique.
Ayasofya (İstanbul, Turquie : Musée)
Ayasofya Müzesi Opinion publique.
Architecture, Byzantine Turkey Istanbul.
Architectural criticism Europe History 19th century.
Architectural criticism Europe History 20th century.
Architecture byzantine Turquie Istanbul.
Critique d'architecture Europe Histoire 19e siècle.
Critique d'architecture Europe Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture byzantine Turquie İstanbul.
Architectural criticism.
Architecture, Byzantine.
Buildings.
Public opinion.
Aya Sophia (Istanbul)
Kerkgebouwen.
Architectural criticism Europe History.
Church architecture Turkey Istanbul.
Istanbul (Turkey) Buildings, structures, etc.
İstanbul (Turquie) Constructions.
Europe.
Turkey Istanbul.
Hagia Sophia
Istanbul Hagia Sophia.
Byzantine architecture (object genre) Turkey Istanbul 1850-1950.
Churches Turkey Istanbul 1850-1950.
Architectural criticism Turkey Istanbul 1850-1950.
Influence.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 231926
Call No.: NA5870.A9 N45 2004
Status: Available

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