Crosses of Ethiopia The Sign of Faith /anglais - Couverture rigide

Di, Salvo Mario

 
9788876242564: Crosses of Ethiopia The Sign of Faith /anglais
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 8876242562 ISBN 13 : 9788876242564
Editeur : Skira, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Di Salvo Mario

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Présentation de l'éditeur

There is no country in the world that matches Ethiopia in the number of forms and types of its crosses. Ever since Ethiopia's conversion to Christianity, the cross has appeared almost universally, not only as a liturgical instrument in churches and monasteries, but also in common devotion and in daily life.
This volume examines a multiplicity of crosses, highlighting a plurality of types as well as the relationship between one cross and another with the aim of discerning a common origin. From the cross stamped on the Aksumite coins, depicted in architecture and illustrated in the ancient illuminated codices to the astylar, manual or pectoral crosses made and forged respectively for liturgical functions, the author illustrates the developments in the iconography of the cross that have appeared over the centuries.

Biographie de l'auteur

Mario Di Salvo is an architect and has published numerous essays on human evolution in various territories and countries. He is the author of Churches of Ethiopia (Skira, 1999).

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Éditeur
Skira
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
8876242562
ISBN 13 
9788876242564
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
176
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Personne responsable
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