The Basilicas of Ethiopia: An Architectural History by Mario di Salvo
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Overview: The basilicas in Ethiopia symbolize the history of Christianity in Ethiopia, the most famous being the Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1978. The Basilicas of Ethiopia: An Architectural History by architectural historian and architect Mario di Salvo, discusses the unique architectural features of these basilicas and explains how they developed over time.
The name basilica was applied to Christian churches which adopted the same architectural form as an ancient Roman public building, which was originally rectangular in shape with a central nave and aisles and a raised platform at the end. According to the author, Ethiopian basilicas are quadrangular halls oriented longitudinally with the main entrance to the west end and the apse to the east; parallel colonnades divide the space into three or five naves and support the impost walls of the raised, central nave. These traits, originally established for the constructed basilicas, persist, with some variants, in underground, semi-monolithic (a mixture of built and carved), and ‘rock-hewn’ basilicas.
The book has been organized into three parts. Part I describes the remains of the Aksumite basilicas dating from the fourth to the seventh century CE. Part II presents the late and post-Aksumite basilicas of Tǝgray (eight to twelfth century). Part III outlines the architecture of the medieval basilicas of Ethiopia from the Zagwe period to the beginning of the Solomonic dynasty (twelfth–thirteenth century). The book ends with a glossary of architectural terms and a comprehensive bibliography.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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