A professor at the Sorbonne, specializing in early Christian archaeology, explores Byzantine artistic expression from the 3rd and 4th centuries to the 15th century. The work also examines influences from Western Europe, including early Irish impacts and the Carolingian Renaissance. The text is marked by the author's exceptional scholarship and is complemented by 117 color and 109 black-and-white reproductions, as well as numerous architectural diagrams. The concluding chapter on Byzantine and early Christian monuments in Czechoslovakia is authored by translator Klement Benda.
Jean Lassus Libri
