Christian Art by Francesco Abbate

Christian Art

Of the 4^th to 12 Centuries

Edited by Francesco Abbate

Translated by Pamela Swinglehurst

Octopus Books, 1972, ISBN 706400631,  illustrated colour plates throughout, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, foxing to endpapers, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, a little creasing (wraps), minor discolouration  (see photographs)

“The conversion to Christianity of the Emperor Constantine in the fourth century AD was an event of profound political and cultural importance.  Christian figurative art, which had its roots in Greco-Roman civilization, was transformed by the magnificent painting, architecture and craftsmanship that flowed from the new capital of the Byzantine Empire.
This superb survey of Christian art from the fourth to the twelfth century contains 95 full-color illustrations of treasures from both East and West – gold and silverware, ivories, illuminated manuscripts, sarcophagi, frescoes, mosaics and churches – all testifying to the genius of Christian craftsmen and artists in the glorification of their God.”