The Thousand and One Churches

Zusammenfassung First published in 1909, this book was written by eminent scholars and archaeologists Sir William Mitchell Ramsay and Gertrude Bell, who undertook an expedition to investigate the Hittite and Byzantine site of Bin-Bir-Kilisse in Turkey in 1907. The book establishes the chronology of Byzantine churches in the region.

Klappentext

First published in 1909, this archaeological guide establishes the chronology of the Byzantine churches of Bin-Bir-Kilisse in Turkey.

Inhalt

Preface; Part I. Situation and History: 1. The Black Mountains; 2. Maden Sheher; 3. The Lower and the Upper City; 4. Deghile; 5. The churches; 6. Origin of the name Maden Sheher; 7. The mountain was holy; 8. Analogy of Mount Sinai; 9. Style and date of the churches; 10. Date and character of the churches; 11. The power of the Church; 12. Churches as memorials of the dead; 13. The water supply; 14. Constructions for storing water; 15. The Turks in Maden Sheher; Part II. The Buildings: 1. Churches Nos. 1, at Maden Sheher; 2. Churches Nos. 30, at Deghile; 3. Mausoleums; 4. Mahaletch; 5. Asamadi; 6. Maden Dagh; 7. Kizil Dagh and Tehet Dagh; 8. Kaya Sarinteh; 9. Fortresses (Bash Dagh, etc.); Part III. Ecclesiastical Architecture: 1. The Basilica; 2. Churches with a single chamber; 3. Cruciform churches; 4. The octagon; 5. The vault; 6. Brick and stone architecture; 7. Monasteries; 8. Mouldings and ornamental details; 9. Fortresses; Part IV. Other Monuments of the Kara Dagh: 1. Hittite; 2. Milestones and boundary-stones; 3. Sarcophagi; 4. Inscriptions of the churches; 5. Other inscriptions; 6. Sculpture; 7. Wine-presses; Concluding chapter: the ancient name of Maden Sheher; Index.