372 Pages
1 Color & 261 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
372 Pages
1 Color & 261 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In this masterful synthesis, Charalambos Bouras draws together material and textual evidence for Athens in the Middle Byzantine period, from the mid-tenth century to 1204, when it was conquered by Crusaders. What emerges from his meticulous investigation is an urban fabric surprisingly makeshift in its domestic sector yet exuberantly creative in its ecclesiastical architecture. Rather than... Read more
List of figures, Foreword, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Periodicals and lexica, 1 Introduction, 2 The built environment and the monuments, 3 A historical interpretation of the Athenian monuments, 4 Epilogue: The Athens of legend during the Middle Ages, Captions for the map of Byzantine Athens, Index of personal names, Index of places and monuments
Biography
Professor Charalambos Bouras (1933-2016) was a scholar of international recognition who taught History of Architecture in the Universities of Thessaloniki and Athens for 35 years. In addition to his ground breaking research as a specialist in Byzantine and Post-Byzantine architecture, he also made significant contributions to the understanding of ancient architecture. He was the President of the Committee for the Restoration of the Acropolis Monuments, and a member and vice-president of the Board of Trustees of the Benaki Museum, Athens. He passed away in July 2016 during the final preparation of this English edition of Byzantine Athens.
