TY  - BOOK
AU  - Di Salvo,Mario
AU  - Gossage,Carolyn
AU  - Gervers,Michael
TI  - The basilicas of Ethiopia: an architectural history 
SN  - 9781838609320
AV  - NA6086 .D57 2017eb
U1  - 726.50963 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - London
PB  - I.B. Tauris
KW  - Basilicas
KW  - Ethiopia
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Church architecture
KW  - Architecture, Medieval
KW  - Architecture, Ancient
KW  - fast
KW  - Kirchenbau
KW  - gnd
KW  - ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - �Athiopien
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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 L�alibal�a -- The last Ethiopian basilicas
N2  - The basilica is symbolic of the history of Christianity in Ethiopia. 'Ez�an�a, the first Christian king of the Aksumite empire was responsible for the creation of the large, five-aisled church of M�ary�am �S�eyon, 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. --
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