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Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 77 p., 52 numerous color photographic plts. The Holy Trinity Monastery on the Island of Chalki. Lifetime, history and tradition of eleven centuries.
New English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (22 x 14 cm). In English. 600 p., ills. The history of the Byzantine Empire. Byzantium, 330-1453. BYZANTIUM Byzantine Empire Politic history Constantinople Istanbul Eastern East Roman Empire.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. In special slip-case. 4to. In English. 300 p. Color and b/w ills. Having decorated the silhouette of Istanbul for nearly 1500 years, the Hagia Sophia has been regarded as the Eighth Wonder of the World by several scientific journals. It has become one of the most important stones in art history for the mosaics and decorations it houses. When the construction of the church, which was begun upon the order of Emperor Justinian, was completed, those who had seen it were stunned by its superior architectural features of the period and the quality of the materials used in its construction. Arriving on Christmas Day, December 27th, 537 riding a chariot pulled by four horses, Emperor Justinian inaugurated the impressive structure with the prayers of Patriarch Menas. It was to remain the heart of the Christian world as the most important church of the Eastern Roman Empire for the next 916 years. Adorned with the finest mosaics of Byzantine art, it did not take long before this structure became synonymous with Constantinople. As the pride of Christianity, the Hagia Sophia was to sustain major damage from as fires and earthquakes. However, ironically, it was the Latins who wreaked the most havoc upon the church during the 4th Crusade of 1204. Despite all the disasters that befell the city, the Hagia Sophia managed to remain intact, continuing to be the shining light of the envy of the world, The long Byzantine era concluded with the conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmet Khan II in 1453, thus marking the start of the Islamic era at the Hagia Sophia. The highly reverent Ottomans carefully converted this huge house of worship into a mosque. Bearing the title 'Caliph of Islam', the sultans conducted their obligatory prayer services and religious holiday receptions here. One of the most important indications of the merit showered upon the structure during this period was the fact that some Ottoman sultans were buried here. Having served as one of the most important mosques of the Islamic world for 481 years, the Hagia Sophia's mosaics were plastered over in compliance with Islamic custom. Moreover, the Turkish works and architectural additions contributed an incomparable richness to the aura of the Hagia Sophia. A number of Byzantine era structures remain extant today thanks to the renovation studies conducted during the Ottoman era. In particular, the additions and repairs made by Mimar Sinan, as well as the periodic studies commissioned by some Ottoman sultans have contributed towards ensuring the structure maintained the same splendor when it was first built. Sultan Abdulmecit commissioned the Swiss architect, Gaspare Fossati to renovate the Hagia Sophia between 1847-1849, during which the mosaics were also repaired. The mosaics began to be cleaned and displayed in 1934 when the structure was converted into a museum. Having remained intact for practically 15 centuries, UNESCO has also placed this structure on the list of edifices that need to be preserved. We took it upon ourselves to acquaint readers of this book with the architecture, mosaics, legends and Turkish-era works of this world-famous structure. I wish to thank and offer my regards to all everyone who has contributed their time and labor towards the production of this book.
vi + 495pp. illustrated with 6 folding maps and 8 tables (of which 5 folding), 1st edition, 25cm., publisher's hardcover in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine (few traces of use at ends), in the series "Royal Geographical Society. Supplementary Papers" volume IV, copy from the collection of the Belgian byzantinist prof. Justin Mossay (with stamp on t.p. and ex-librs), text clean and bright, good condition, X103396
Swashbuckling novel of the Fall of Constantinople 1453.".the rich,barbaric scenes of Moslem pageantry,the fascinating enterprises of wily Venetian merchants,the terrifying death throes of lovely and decadent Constantinople."302p. Book
Novel for young people about the Fall of Constantinople in1453. 274p. Name of owner, else fine. Book
The Double Headed Eagle, the symbol of the Late Byzantine Empire, speaks eloquently to the worldview of the Byzantines, whose Empire looked both to the East and to the West, but never was-or is-really part of either. At its apogee, the Byzantine Empire was the highest civilization in Europe-the Center. This Double Headed Eagle is cherished by the Balkan Orthodox successors to Byzantium, and versions of it grace the national flags of Serbia, Montenegro, and even Albania. Encroached upon by both the Muslim East and the Catholic West, the Byzantine Eagle succumbed, only to emerge, in a state of arrested development, after several hundred years of Turkish or Western Catholic rule. This stunted progression emerges time and again in the civic culture, architecture, economics, and politics of the region, and has direct relevance on political and economic issues today, including Greece's present financial malaise, and the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Traveling through this Ex-Byzantine zone, Billinis offers history, architecture, personal experiences, and numerous anecdotes to expound on key central themes. First, that the Balkan Orthodox nations form a common culture and virtual commonwealth, while still maintaining ethnic, geographical, and linguistic diversity. Without understanding this common Byzantine base, it is impossible to appreciate and to understand the region. Second, the common experience of Turkish rule, while preserving Byzantine culture and insulating the Orthodox religion from Catholic encroachment, did so by cutting off Byzantine Europe from economic, political, cultural, and civic development in progress in Western Europe. The states that emerged from this condition were-and are-ill prepared to contribute and to compete in modern Europe, and in a globalized world Print on Demand
315p. bibliography. index. maps on end papers. The flaps of the dj have been clipped and glued to the half-title.Mark on spine and stamp on half title. Slightly sun-faded spine, Otherwise a clean,tight copy . Ex-Library
Faint crease to front wrap. Minor edgewear to wraps. Light shelfwear. ; Indispensible for Byzantine and Islamic history. ; 265 pages
(Mediaeval Academy Reprints for Teaching) Edited by Edgar Holmes McNeal . 'Among the many remarkable episodes of the crusading age, perhaps the most astounding was the exploit of those French knights and Venetian seamen who set out to rescue the Holy Land and ended by capturing Constantinople. This expedition, known to modern historians as the Fourth Crusade, is memorable also for the number of contemporary accounts which it inspired. One of these is the story dictated by Robert of Clari, a simple, obscure knight of Picardy, who was a member of the crusading host and shared its experiences.' 150p. bibliography index Book
New New English In original binding with original dust wrapper. DJ. In publisher's special slip-case. 336 p. In English. Color and b/w ills. Oblong 4to. The colorful treasures of Istanbul from Byzantine mosaics to Ottoman ceramic tiles. Foreword, Arda Sayil.; Byzantine mosaics and ceramics, Enis Karakaya.; Ceramic tiles in Istanbul mosques, Ahmet Vefa Çobanoglu, Ismail Duman.; Ceramic tiles in Istanbul tombs, Ismail Duman.; Ceramic tiles in Topkapi Palace, Ahmet Vefa Çobanoglu.; Ceramic tiles in public world, Ebru Karakaya.
New English Paperback. Large demy 8vo. (22 x 16 cm). In English. 320 p. The Church of Sancta Sophia Constantinople. Sancta Sophia is the most interesting building on the world's surface. Like Karnak in Egypt, or the Athenian Parthenon, it is one of the four great pinnacles of architecture, but unlike them this is no ruin, nor does it belong to a past world of constructive ideas although it precedes by seven hundred years the fourth culmination of the building art in Chartres, Amiens, or Bourges, and thus must ever stand as the supreme monument of the Christian cycle. Our first object has been to attempt some disentanglement of the history of the Church and an analysis of its design and construction; on the one hand, we have been led a step or two into the labyrinth of Constantinopolitan topography, on the other, we have thought that the great Church offers the best point of view for the observation of the Byzantine theory of building.
Wear and creases to cover and spines. Interior pages clean and unmarked. The glue in these perfect bound books are over 50 years old and is likely fragile.
New English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 15 cm). In English. 255 p., ills. The Christian saints of Turkey: A guide inside the early church of Aisa Minor. The Christian Saints of Turkey is an introductory guide to people, places, events, and texts of the early church of Asia Minor (modern Turkey). The time frame of the book is more functional than academic, it begins with the New Testament and ends in 1453. The book's layout is unique and userfriendly. It contains 300 short descriptive "profiles" that are listed numerically (1 to 300), with no chapters. The numbering system allows for crossreferencing within the individual "profiles." The book also includes two table of contents, one chronological and the other geographical. The goal of the book is help people worldwide not only discover that Turkey is the land of the Bible, but it is also the primary and central land of the early church. There is no other book of its kind available today.
Former owner's bookplate on inner cover. Appears to be bound upside down (as published? ) otherwise Fine. ; The armies of the Fourth Crusade that left Western Europe at the beginning of the thirteenth century never reached the Holy Land to fight the Infidel; they stopped instead at Byzantium and sacked that capital of eastern Christendom. Much of what we know today of those events comes from contemporary accounts by secular writers; their perspective is balanced by a document written from a monastic point of view and now available for the first time in English. The Hystoria Constantinopolitana relates the adventures of Martin of Pairis, an abbot of the Cistercian Order who participated in the plunder of the city, as recorded by his monk Gunther. Written to justify the abbot's pious pilferage of scared relics and his transporting them back to his monastery in Alsace, it is a work of Christian metahistory that shows how the sack of Constantinople fits into God's plan for humanity, and that deeds done under divine guidance are themselves holy and righteous. The Hystoria Constantinopolitana is one of the most complex and sophisticated historiographical work of its time, deftly interweaving moods and motifs, themes and scenes. In producing the first English translation and analysis of this work, Alfred Andrea has captured the full flavor of the original with its alternating section of prose and poetry. His introduction to the text provides background on Gunther's life and work and explores the monk's purpose in writing the Hystoria Constantinopolitana—not the least of which was extolling the virtues of Abbott Martin, who was sometimes accuse of laxity by his superiors in the Order. Gunther's work is significant for its effort to deal with problems raised by the participation of monks in the Crusades, making it a valuable contribution to both crusading and monastic history. The Capture of Constantinople adds to our knowledge of the Fourth Crusade and provides unusual insight into the attitudes of the participants and the cultural-intellectual history of the early thirteenth century. ; Middle Ages Series; 194 pages
History of the Byzantine Empire, from its beginning to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Includes a chronological chart of the Byzantine Empire and world events. Vintage school textbook, Grades 7 and up.126p. illus, maps, index.Crisp neat copy except for library bookplate and stamp. Book
2 Volumes, I: xl,1168pp., II: xliii,517 pp. with 42 bl/w ills. out of text, with some maps in both volumes, publisher's hardcover bindings in green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, dustwrappers, copy from the collection of the belgian byzantinist prof. Justin Mossay (with ex-libris and stamp), good condition, weight: 3.1kg., G103400
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. [xvi], 182 p., b/w plts. The Bosphorus. Photos by Anthony E. Baker.
"In the Fourth Century A.D., independent and determined young Charis is forbidden to become a doctor because she is a woman. Disguising herself as a eunuch she flees Ephesus for Alexandria, then the center of learning. There she apprentices to a Jewish doctor but eventually becomes drawn into Church politics and is forced once again to flee. She serves as an army doctor at a Roman outpost in Thrace until, kidnapped by barbarian Visigoths, she finds her destiny to heal and also to be a woman and a wife.". This novel is full of interesting characters set the early Christian world, 371-378 AD. 376p. Book
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (30 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. 67, [2] p., color and b/w ills. The Artist, The Sultan and his portrait: Mehmed the Conqueror according to Gentile Bellini.= Ressam, Sultan ve portresi: Gentile Bellini'ye göre Fatih Sultan Mehmet. [Exhition catalogue]. Edited by Münevver Eminoglu. Consultant: Günsel Renda. This exhibition consists of a single painting: the famous portrait that the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror had painted by the Italian artist Gentile Bellini about five hundred years ago and is now in the collection of the National Gallery of London. The painting is a magnificent souvenir of a brief 'golden age' in a reminder that, as early as the Renaissance and under the leadership of a strong and foresighted ruler, Ottoman society, which always looked wetward, hd the chance to grasp universal civilization.
New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (30 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. 67, [2] p., color and b/w ills. The Artist, The Sultan and his portrait: Mehmed the Conqueror according to Gentile Bellini.= Ressam, Sultan ve portresi: Gentile Bellini'ye göre Fatih Sultan Mehmet. [Exhition catalogue]. Edited by Münevver Eminoglu. Consultant: Günsel Renda. This exhibition consists of a single painting: the famous portrait that the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror had painted by the Italian artist Gentile Bellini about five hundred years ago and is now in the collection of the National Gallery of London. The painting is a magnificent souvenir of a brief 'golden age' in a reminder that, as early as the Renaissance and under the leadership of a strong and foresighted ruler, Ottoman society, which always looked wetward, hd the chance to grasp universal civilization.
New English Paperback. Oblong large 8vo. (22 x 23,5 cm). In English and Greek. 60 p., b/w and color ills. The ancient port of Mytilene.= To arkhaio limani tis Mytilene. "The 'Epano Skala' precinct is an area with age long history and rich cultural heritage. The ancient northern port and the ancient theatre, the medieval castle, and the 19th century industrial buildings and imposing mansions are only a few of the important historical monuments that are spread in this area...".
New English Original bdg. In publisher's special slip-case. 4to. (34 x 23 cm). In English. color and b/w ills. 158, [1] p. The Roman, The Byzantine, The Ottoman Era. / The Republican Era. / The conquest of Istanbul and water. / Incorporation of Istanbul waters. / The ISKI Era. / The capital of water and faith: Istanbul. / Governing water in Istanbul. / The Golden Horn: A blue dream of Istanbul. /
320pp., new condition, hardcover: editor's green cloth with gilt lettering, 25cm., in the series "Corpus Christianorum. Bibliotheca Basiliana universalis. A study of the manuscript tradition of the works of Basil of Caesarea" volume IV-1, ISBN 978-2-503-50845-0, Text in English, [Editor's new price is 140 euro], R78953
970pp., New condition, hardcover: editor's green cloth with gilt lettering, 25cm., in the series "Corpus Christianorum. Bibliotheca Basiliana universalis. A study of the manuscript tradition of the works of Basil of Caesarea" volume IV-2, ISBN 978-2-503-50847-4, [Editor's new price is 400 euro], R78954
