TY - GEN AU - Friedlander, Maria-Jose AU - Friedlander, Bob TI - Hidden treasures of Ethiopia : : a guide to the remote churches of an ancient land SN - 9781780768168 U1 - 726.0963 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd. KW - N1 - CONTENTS Acknowledgements ix Preface x Introduction by Richard Pankhurst xvii 1.The Architecture of the Churches 1 The Tabot 2 Rectangular Churches 3 Rock-Hewn Churches S Round Churches 10 2.Ethiopian Christianity and Saints 13 The Coming of Christianity 13 The Nine Syrian Saints 14 Other Saints 17 The Equestrian Saints 26 Iconography of the Virgin Mary 35 3.The Jesuit Interlude 51 The First Legation 51 Pedro Paez 52 After Paez 58 Jesuit Influence on Ethiopian Art 58 4.The Churches of Tigray 61 The Rock-Hewn Churches of Geralta 61 Yohannes Meaquddi 63 Kidana Mehrat on DebreTsion 77 Maryam Korkor 93 Daniel Korkor 104 Maryam Papasetti 108 Abuna Gabre Mikacl at Koraro 123 Abreha Atsbeha H7 The Rock-Hewn Churches of Tsaeda Amba 166 Mikael Biet Mahar 166 Petros and Paulos 167 Mikael Melehav/enghi 174 Medhane Alem of Adi Kasho 174 5.The Gondarine Churches 179 Dcbre Berhan Selassie at Gondar 179 Debre Sina Marvam at Gorgora 203 Narga Selassie, Lake Tana 227 6.The Churches near Lalibela 263 Yemrahane Krestos 263 Ghenate Maryam 27 3 Makina Medhane Alem 288 Chronology of Kings, Queens, Emperors and Empresses 297 Ethiopian Calendar 299 Bibliography 300 Glossary 302 List of Illustrations 305 Index 310 ER -