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Hagia Sophia : sound, space, and spirit in Byzantium /

Examines the aesthetic principles and spiritual operations at work in Hagia Sophia. Drawing on art and architectural history, liturgy, musicology and acoustics, explores the Byzantine paradigm of animation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pentcheva, Bissera V. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Ayasofya Müzesi > History.
Church buildings > Acoustics > Turkey > Istanbul > History.
Interior architecture > Turkey > Istanbul > History.
Byzantine chants > History and criticism.
Sacred space > Turkey > Istanbul > History.
Description
Summary:Examines the aesthetic principles and spiritual operations at work in Hagia Sophia. Drawing on art and architectural history, liturgy, musicology and acoustics, explores the Byzantine paradigm of animation.
Physical Description:xii, 288 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271077253
0271077255