Architecture and Visual Culture in the Late Antique and Medieval Mediterranean: Studies in Honor of Robert G. Ousterhout (Architectura Medii Aevi, 14)

The book comprises fourteen essays addressing issues of art and architecture as well as archaeology within the context of sacred space, broadly defined and encompassing a wide range of territories, methodologies, approaches, and scholarly concerns. Our point of departure is the built environment, with all that this encompasses, including religious and political ceremony, painted interiors and illuminated manuscripts, patronage, contested space, structural and environmental concerns, sensory properties, the written word as it pertains to architectural projects, and imagined spaces. In all, the scholars involved in this project find fresh approaches and uncover new meanings and interpretations in the material approached within this volume, including buildings and objects found from Europe to Asia, spanning from Late Antiquity through the end of the Middle Ages. Front Matter 1 Benjamin Anderson. The Forum of Theodosius 21 Anna M. Sitz. Architectures of Surveillance 37 Amy Papalexandrou. Sacred Sound and the Reflective Cornice 55 Michalis Kappas. Building an Orthodox Monastery in the Frankish Morea 67 Vasileios Marinis. What Makes a Church Sacred? 87 Warren T. Woodfin. Furnishing the Celestial Sanctuary 95 Eunice Dauterman Maguire & Henry Maguire. ‘The Forgotten Symbols of God’ 107 Roland Betancourt. Extended in the Imagination 123 Rory O’Neill. Arch Identities 145 Megan Boomer. ‘Architecture as Reliquary’ 163 Charles Anthony Stewart. Hallowed Halls 179 Jordan Pickett. Conflict Architecture 195 Suna Çağaptay. Into the Sacred Space 211 Tolga B. Uyar. Carving, Painting, and Inscribing Sacred Space in Late Byzantium 225 Fatma Gül Öztürk Büke. Questioning Boundaries in Byzantine Cappadocia 241 Armen Kazaryan. The City of Ani 257 Back Matter 269 "This book comprises sixteen essays addressing issues of art and architecture together with archaeology within the context of sacred space, broadly defined. It encompasses a wide range of territories, methodologies, perspectives, and scholarly concerns. Our point of departure is the built environment, with all that this entails, including religious and political ceremony, painted interiors, patronage, contested spaces, structural and environmental concerns, sensory properties, the written word as it pertains to architectural projects, and imagined spaces. In all, the scholars involved in this project find fresh approaches and uncover new meanings and interpretations in the material examined within this volume, including buildings and objects from Europe to Asia, and spanning from Late Antiquity through the end of the Middle Ages"--Quatrième de couverture "This book comprises sixteen essays addressing issues of art and architecture together with archaeology within the context of sacred space, broadly defined. It encompasses a wide range of territories, methodologies, perspectives, and scholarly concerns. Our point of departure is the built environment, with all that this entails, including religious and political ceremony, painted interiors, patronage, contested spaces, structural and environmental concerns, sensory properties, the written word as it pertains to architectural projects, and imagined spaces. In all, the scholars involved in this project find fresh approaches and uncover new meanings and interpretations in the material examined within this volume, including buildings and objects from Europe to Asia, and spanning from Late Antiquity through the end of the Middle Ages."--Publisher's website