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.

Part 1: Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries. Text Volume: xvi, 496 p., 1 color plate, 74 halftones; Plate Volume: 236 p., 92 color plates, 377 half tones. Part 2: Thirteenth Century. Text Volume: x, 358 p., 1 color plate, 50 halftones; Plate Volume: xx, 284 p., 78 color plates, 354 half tones. Four-volume set in slipcase.