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100 1 _aVan Millingen, Alexander,
_d1840-1915
245 1 0 _aByzantine Churches in Constantinople: Their History and Architecture
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-06-09
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness, 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/Million Book Project)
520 _a"Byzantine Churches in Constantinople: Their History and Architecture" by Alexander Van Millingen is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the architectural evolution and historical significance of Byzantine churches in Constantinople, emphasizing their artistic and religious importance within the context of the city’s rich heritage. Likely aimed at both scholars and interested readers, it seeks to illuminate how these churches reflect the theological and artistic developments of their time. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the context and motivations behind the study. Van Millingen highlights that Byzantine Constantinople was not just a political stronghold but also a center for a thriving religious community that was instrumental in shaping Christian thought and practice. He discusses the tragic fate of many churches due to natural disasters, neglect, and transformation over time, emphasizing that only a few remain today. The author expresses both a sense of loss for the grandeur that once was and a dedication to thoroughly examining the surviving structures, hoping to bring to light the intricate details of their architecture and the history they encapsulate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChurch architecture -- Turkey -- Istanbul
653 _aArchitecture, Byzantine
653 _aChurch buildings -- Turkey -- Istanbul
700 1 _aGeorge, Walter S.
700 1 _aHenderson, Arthur E.
_q(Arthur Edward),
_d1870-
700 1 _aTraquair, Ramsay,
_d1874-1952
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29077
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