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xii, 288 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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.
Sophia and Choros : the making of sacred space in Byzantium -- Inspiriting in the Byzantine consecration (kathierosis) rite -- Icons of breath -- Aural architecture -- Material flux : marble, water, and chant -- The horizontal mirror and the poetics of the imaginary -- Empathy and the making of art in Byzantium.
Includes bibliographical references and index.