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Author:

Pentcheva, Bissera V., author.

Title:

Hagia Sophia : sound, space, and spirit in Byzantium / Bissera Pentcheva.

Publisher:

The Pennsylvania State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xii, 288 pages : illustrations (some color); 27 cm

Subject:

Ayasofya Müzesi--History.
Ayasofya Müzesi.
Church buildings--History.--Istanbul--Istanbul--History.
Interior architecture--Istanbul--Istanbul--History.
Byzantine chants--History and criticism.
Sacred space--Istanbul--Istanbul--History.
Byzantine chants.
Church buildings--Acoustics.
Interior architecture.
Sacred space.
Turkey--Istanbul.
Byzantine chants.
Church buildings--Acoustics.
Interior architecture.
Sacred space.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-269) and index.

Contents:

Sophia and Choros : the making of sacred space in Byzantium -- Inspiriting in the Byzantine consecration (kathierosis) rite -- Icons of breath -- Aural architecture -- Material flux : marble, water, and chant -- The horizontal mirror and the poetics of the imaginary -- Empathy and the making of art in Byzantium.

Summary:

"Examines the aesthetic principles and spiritual operations at work in Hagia Sophia. Drawing on art and architectural history, liturgy, musicology, and acoustics, explores the Byzantine paradigm of animation"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0271077255
9780271077253

OCLC:

(OCoLC)967133931

LCCN:

2016055895

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)