Churches of Ethiopia. The Monastery of Narga Sellase
Autor:
Di Salvo Mario
Editura:
Skira
ISBN:
8881185296
Preţ magazin :
252 RON
Carte în limba:
engleză
Descriere:
Narga Sellase's monastery sits on a tiny islet in the middle of Lake Tana, the great body of water in the centre of the Ethiopian plateau near to the imperial city of Gondar. Founded in 1748, Narga Sellase is one of the constellation of monasteries on the lake. They are the expression of a civilization which since the 4th century has known the Christianity on which its identity is founded.
Narga Sellase plays an important part in the history of 18th century Ethiopian art, when European, Islamic, and Indian influences gathered into an artistic form which maintained its fundamental Ethiopian features, not only in the magnificent paintings but also in the decoration, well-integrated into the architecture, and the architecture itself.
Format:
9 1/2 x 11 in., 240 pp., 250 c. and b/w illus., hardback
Anul apariţiei:
1999
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