Main entry:

Di Salvo, Mario, author.

Title & Author:

The basilicas of Ethiopia : an architectural history / Mario Di Salvo ; in collaboration with Carolyn Gossage ; with a foreword by Professor Michael Gervers.

Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2017.
©2017

Description:

xiv, 145 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-145).
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.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

9781784537258
178453725X

Subject:

Basilicas Ethiopia History To 1500.
Church architecture Ethiopia.
Architecture, Medieval Ethiopia.
Architecture, Ancient Ethiopia.
Architecture chrétienne Éthiopie.
Architecture médiévale Éthiopie.
Architecture antique Éthiopie.
Architecture, Ancient.
Architecture, Medieval.
Basilicas.
Church architecture.
Kirchenbau
Ethiopia.
Äthiopien

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Gossage, Carolyn, 1933- author.
Gervers, Michael, 1942- writer of foreword.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307840
Call No.: BIB 253317
Status: Available