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The Annexes at the Early Christian Basilicas of Greece (4th-6th c.)

Architecture and function

£74.00
Author:
Athanassios Mailis
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308951
Paperback:
293pp. Illustrated throughout, with catalogue
ISBN 10:
1407308955
BAR number:
S2312
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Description

BOOK DESCRIPTION
This study presents a synthetic approach to the study of architectural form and function of annexes to early Christian basilicas on the Greek mainland and Crete (4th - 6th centuries AD). The introductory section is in two parts: the first deals with the state of the research on sacristies (described as diaconica in Greek literature) and baptisteries. The part presents the liturgical and ecclesiastical sources from the early Christian period that illuminate (or obscure) the liturgical functions of certainparts of the church. The main part of the study comprises a catalogue of the monuments, which are registered in the five different dioceses of the Helladic area. Finally, the third part presents summarized conclusions, among which is the existence of eight individual types of annexes: 1) Baptisteries, 2) Sacristies, 3) Chapels, 4) Episcopal complexes, 5) Porches, 6) Rooms with domestic/agricultural function, 7) Towers/Staircases, 8) Funerary annexes.