Stone Carving of the Hospitaller Period in Rhodes: Displaced pieces and fragments
Anna-Maria Kasdagli
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Paperback. The work presents 230 stone carvings of the Hospitaller period in Rhodes (1309-1522), which for various reasons are no longer in their original setting. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 318 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
The work presents 230 stone carvings of the Hospitaller period in Rhodes (1309-1522), which for various reasons are no longer in their original setting. Most of them are cut in local stone or reused antique marble and belong to three broad groups: decorative architectural elements, funerary slabs and markers, and heraldry from secular and religious buildings and fortifications. Their architectural, artistic, inscriptional and social significance are discussed, providing insights into the way cultural influences from different parts of Western Europe were introduced, maintained and adapted in an Eastern Mediterranean context by the Knights of Saint John, other Westerners the presence ... Read more
The work presents 230 stone carvings of the Hospitaller period in Rhodes (1309-1522), which for various reasons are no longer in their original setting. Most of them are cut in local stone or reused antique marble and belong to three broad groups: decorative architectural elements, funerary slabs and markers, and heraldry from secular and religious buildings and fortifications. Their architectural, artistic, inscriptional and social significance are discussed, providing insights into the way cultural influences from different parts of Western Europe were introduced, maintained and adapted in an Eastern Mediterranean context by the Knights of Saint John, other Westerners the presence ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
561g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784914783
SKU
V9781784914783
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Ref
99-2
About Anna-Maria Kasdagli
Anna-Maria Kasdagli, BA (University of Birmingham); MA, PhD (University of Athens) Archaeologist, employed by the Greek Ministry of Culture and its affiliates in Rhodes since 1986. Engaged in restoration projects, rescue excavation, heritage protection and heritage awareness promotion. Published papers on Byzantine and Hospitaller coins, medieval monuments of Rhodes and epigraphics.
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