A Byzantine Settlement in Cappadocia: v. 42 (Dumbarton Oaks Studies) - Hardcover

Ousterhout, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0884023109 ISBN 13: 9780884023104

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Based on four seasons of fieldwork, this book presents the results of the first systematic site survey of a region rich in material remains. From architecture to fresco painting, Cappadocia represents a previously untapped resource for the study of material culture and the settings of daily life within the Byzantine Empire.

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Review:

at Ç anl? Kilise was a fully fledged town, with mansions and hovels, as well as barns, wine presses, and cemeteries.

Robert Ousterhout challenges the commonly accepted notion that the rock-cut settlements of Cappadocia primarily housed enclaves of Christian monks living in the wilderness. Instead, he proposes that the settlement at Canli Kilise was a fully fledged town, with mansions and hovels, as well as barns, wine presses, and cemeteries.

About the Author:

Robert G. Ousterhout is Professor of the History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania, where he directs the Center for Ancient Studies. A specialist in Byzantine art and architecture, his research focuses on the vanishing architectural heritage of the Eastern Mediterranean. He is the author of numerous books, including Master Builders of Byzantium, 2nd edition (2008), The Byzantine Monuments of the Evros/Meric River Valley (2007, with Ch. Bakirtzis), and A Byzantine Settlement in Cappadocia, 2nd edition (2011).

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0884023109
• ISBN 13: 9780884023104
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 492