{"product_id":"justinianic-mosaics-of-hagia-sophia-and-their-aftermath-dumbarton-oaks-studies","title":"Justinianic Mosaics of Hagia Sophia and Their Aftermath (Dumbarton Oaks Studies)","description":"The architectural jewel of Constantinople is the church of Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom), constructed 532–537 CE. Although the edifice built by Justinian remains almost intact, only some of its original mosaics survive. In the first comprehensive study, Natalia Teteriatnikov describes the original mosaic program of the church and its restorations after the earthquake of 558.\n\nDrawing from decades of her personal research and scholarship on St. Sophia, the author analyzes the material and decorative components of the Justinianic mosaics that survive. She considers the architectural and theological aesthetics, as well as the social conditions that led to the production of a distinctive, aniconic mosaic program. Lavishly illustrated, the book includes a catalog of the nineteenth-century watercolors created by Gaspare Fossati―the only surviving evidence for reconstructing mosaics that are no longer extant.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0884024237\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GBV.0884024237.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Teteriatnikov, Natalia B.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has corner edge dings and or scratches and signs of light wear.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Books Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55810400878897,"sku":"GBV.0884024237.G","price":85.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3730\/2065\/files\/0884024237-0.jpg?v=1787170037","url":"https:\/\/goodbookscompany.org\/products\/justinianic-mosaics-of-hagia-sophia-and-their-aftermath-dumbarton-oaks-studies","provider":"Good Books Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}