Lalibela wonder of Ethiopia : the monolithic Churches and their treasures
Publication details: 2012 London Paul Holberton publishingDescription: 344pISBN:- 9781907372193
- 726.509634 MER
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | CEPT Library | BK | 726.509634 MER | Available | 015658 |
CONTENTS
ETHIOPIAN HERITAGE FUND 9
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10
CHAPTER ONE
HOW THE CHURCHES BECAME FAMOUS 12
CHAPTER TWO
THE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE 22
CHAPTER THREE
THE CHURCHES AND THEIR SITE 26
CHAPTER FOUR
THE AKSUMITE AND POST-AKSUMITE HERITAGE 68
CHAPTER FIVE
ARCHITECTURAL AND ARTISTIC INNOVATIONS 82
CHAPTER SIX
ARCHITECTURE, FURNITURE AND LITURGY 150
CHAPTER SEVEN
MYSTICAL AND ROYAL LALIBELA 168
CHAPTER EIGHT
CIVIC AND FORTIFIED LALIBELA 208
CHAPTER NINE
THE CHURCHES: CONCLUSIONS 252
CHAPTER TEN
ART AFTER KING LALIBALA 284
CHAPTER ELEVEN
LALIBELA TODAY 324
APPENDIX I: ALVARES'S DESCRIPTIONS OF LALIBELA 330
APPENDIX II: POINTS ARISING IN CHAPTER TWO 331
APPENDIX III: TRANSLITERATIONS OF SENTENCES 333
BIBLIOGRAPHY 334
INDEX TO LALIBELA'S MONUMENTS AND TREASURES 342
GENERAL INDEX 343
PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS 344
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