The Mosaic Decoration of San Marco, Venice (Hardcover)

Decorated with the richest, most beautiful mosaics in the world, the Venetian church of San Marco is quite literally a treasure house of medieval art. The domes and walls of the church, encrusted with stone, glass, and gold, have been recognized, over the centuries, as a glorious historical and artistic record. Peopled with hundreds and figures--Adam and Eve, Noah and his progeny, Isaiah, Christ, Mark, of course, and other holy men and women of Venice--these mosaics create a cosmic panorama. "The Mosaic Decoration of San Marco, Venice" brings these unrivaled mosaics into breathtaking focus, combining a descriptive history of their creation and repair over the ages with close-up photographs revealing their iconographic detail.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1988
First published:	November 1988
Authors:	Otto Demus
Editors:	Herbert L. Kessler
Dimensions:	311 x 235 x 3mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	278
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-14291-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Religious buildings Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Ceramic arts, pottery, glass > Mosaics
LSN:	0-226-14291-4
Barcode:	9780226142913

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