This book relates the history of the monastery through the Middle Ages and presents a detailed study of the paintings and inscriptions in the church, including those uncovered recently by the Istituto del Restauro. [...] While in some respects the paintings reflect the artistic heritage of provincial Byzantium, they also show the influence of the Crusaders and the influence of the surrounding art of Islam. [...] The paintings illustrated in this book are examples of the living Christian tradition encountered by the Crusaders on their arrival in the Holy Land and contribute to the story of East-West relations in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. [...] The Program of 1192 99 VL11 CONTENTS 4. The Frescoes of Mar Musa al-Habashi: Questions of Style 104 A. The First Layer of Painting, AD 1058-1088 106 B. The Second Layer of Painting, AD 1095 108 C. The Style of the Top Layer of Painting, AD 1192 109 D. Other Syrian Frescoes and the Definition of a "Syrian" Style 110 E. The "Syrian" Style in Lebanon 112 F. The Relationship with Contemporary Crusader [...] The Evangelist Mark, in the spandrel of an arch on the south side of the nave (fig.
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- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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- 751.7/3/0956914
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
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- 0888441398 9781771102261
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- N434 2001eb
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- 1 electronic text (xxvii, 202 p., [80] p. of plates)
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Table of Contents
- Contents 10
- List of Figures 12
- List of Colour Plates 12
- List of Black and White Plates 13
- Introduction 18
- Acknowledgements 24
- List of Abbreviations and Frequently Cited Sources 26
- 1 The Monastery of Mar Musa al-Habashi 32
- A. Location 32
- B. Description 34
- 2 History and Documentation of the Monastery 40
- A. St. Moses the Ethiopian 40
- B. Documentation External to the Monastery 41
- C. Documentation Within the Monastery 43
- D. Other Historical Evidence Concerning the Monastery 50
- E. Summary: The Identification with Moses the Ethiopian 53
- 3. The Frescoes: Iconography, Technique and State of Preservation 57
- A. The East End: The Triumphal Arch 62
- i. Christ Emmanuel 62
- ii. The Annunciation 65
- iii. The Christ Pantocrator 69
- iv. Saints 70
- B. The Apse 72
- i. The Semidome 72
- ii. The Bema 73
- C. The Nave 77
- ia. First Zone, South 78
- ib. First Zone, North 82
- ii. Second Zone-Spandrels: Evangelists 88
- iii. Third Zone-Female Saints and Martyrs 92
- iv. Fourth Zone-Standing Saints on the Piers 95
- D. The Iconostasis 100
- i. The Wise and Foolish Virgins 100
- E. The Aisles 101
- i. North Aisle, East End 102
- ii. South Aisle, North Wall 104
- iii. North Aisle, West End 107
- iv. Aisles: General 107
- F. The Last Judgment 108
- i. First Register 108
- ii. Second Register 110
- iii. Third Register 114
- iv. Fourth Register 122
- v. Fifth Register 128
- G. Summary 129
- i. The First Program, AD 1058-1088 129
- ii. The Paintings of AD 1095 130
- iii. The Program of 1192 130
- 4. The Frescoes of Mar Musa al-Habashi: Questions of Style 135
- A. The First Layer of Painting, AD 1058–1088 137
- B. The Second Layer of Painting, AD 1095 139
- C. The Style of the Top Layer of Painting, AD 1192 140
- D. Other Syrian Frescoes and the Definition of a "Syrian" Style 141
- E. The "Syrian" Style in Lebanon 143
- F. The Relationship with Contemporary Crusader Painting 145
- G. Comparison with Islamic Painting 148
- H. Stylistic and Iconographic Relationships 150
- Conclusion 156
- Catalogue of Paintings: Description of Colours and State of Preservation 159
- A. The East End: The Triumphal Arch 159
- B. The Apse 161
- C. The Nave 163
- D. The Iconostasis 169
- E. The Aisles 170
- F. The Last Judgment 171
- Appendix I: The Syriac Inscriptions 176
- Appendix II: The Arabic Inscriptions 187
- Appendix III: The Syrian Blessing 211
- Appendix IV: Sicily and the Syrian Connection 217
- Appendix V: A Technical Examination of Fresco Fragments 219
- Iconographical Index 224
- A 224
- B 224
- C 224
- D 224
- E 225
- F 225
- G 225
- H 225
- I 225
- J 225
- K 225
- L 225
- M 226
- N 226
- O 226
- P 226
- R 226
- S 226
- T 226
- V 226
- W 226
- Index of Places and Monuments 227
- A 227
- B 227
- C 227
- D 227
- E 228
- F 228
- G 228
- H 228
- I 228
- J 228
- K 228
- L 228
- M 229
- N 229
- O 229
- P 229
- Q 229
- R 230
- S 230
- T 230
- U 230
- V 230
- W 230
- Y 230
- Index of Names 231
- A 231
- B 231
- C 231
- D 231
- E 231
- F 231
- G 231
- H 231
- I 232
- J 232
- K 232
- L 232
- M 232
- N 232
- P 232
- R 232
- S 232
- T 232
- U 233
- V 233
- W 233
- Y 233
- Z 233
- Index of Manuscripts 234
- General Index 235
