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100 1 _aLethaby, W. R.
_q(William Richard),
_d1857-1931
245 1 4 _aThe Church of Sancta Sophia, Constantinople: A Study of Byzantine Building
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2021-09-14
508 _aBenjamin Fluehr, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Church of Sancta Sophia, Constantinople: A Study of Byzantine Building" by W.R. Lethaby and Harold Swainson is a scholarly investigation into the architectural significance of the Hagia Sophia, written in the late 19th century. This academic work meticulously explores the history, design, and construction of this iconic structure, emphasizing its prominence in Byzantine architecture and culture. The authors seek to unravel the complex narrative surrounding the church, concluding that it stands as a monumental testament to the architectural ingenuity and religious aspiration of its time. The opening of the study introduces the reader to both the reverence for Hagia Sophia through historical quotations and a preface from the authors that lays the groundwork for their analysis. They describe the church not only as a remarkable architectural wonder but also as a well-preserved monument from the Byzantine era. The text delves into the origins of the church, its architectural elements, and its resilience throughout history, inviting readers to appreciate the significance of Sancta Sophia as both a religious space and a symbol of the Byzantine Empire’s artistic achievement. It sets the context for subsequent chapters that promise detailed examinations of its structural features, the historical narrative of Constantinople, and the artistic principles that influenced its construction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAyasofya Müzesi
700 1 _aSwainson, Harold
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66302
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