The fourteen essays in this collection demonstrate a wide variety of approaches to the study of Byzantine architecture and its decoration; a reflection of both newer trends and traditional scholarship in the field. The variety is also a reflection of Professor Curcicrsquo;s wide interests; which he shares with his students. These include the analysis of recent archaeological discoveries; recovery of lost monuments through archival research and onsite examination of material remains; reconsidering traditional typological approaches often ignored in current scholarship; fresh interpretations of architectural features and designs; contextualization of monuments within the landscape; tracing historiographic trends; and mining neglected written sources for motives of patronage. The papers also range broadly in terms of chronology and geography; from the Early Christian through the post-Byzantine period and from Italy to Armenia. Three papers examine Early Christian monuments; and of these two expand the inquiry into their architectural afterlives. Others discuss later monuments in Byzantine territory and monuments in territories related to Byzantium such as Serbia; Armenia; and Norman Italy. No Orthodox church being complete without interior decoration; two papers discuss issues connected to frescoes in late medieval Balkan churches. Finally; one study investigates the continued influence of Byzantine palace architecture long after the fall of Constantinople.
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