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The Churches of Nobadia, Volume II
Contributor(s): Adams, William y. (Author)
ISBN: 1407305352     ISBN-13: 9781407305356
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $100.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt)
- Social Science | Archaeology
Dewey: 962
LCCN: 2009529605
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (1.53 lbs) 212 pages
 
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This is a study of the churches of Nobadia - the most northerly of the three medieval Nubian kingdoms. Since more than two-thirds of its territory has now been flooded by the successive Aswan dams, and much of the remainder has been surveyed by archaeologists, there is probably not a great deal remaining to be learned. The time therefore seems appropriate for a summary overview. Volume I begins with an introduction to the study as a whole, followed by descriptions of 67 churches of the Early Christian period, built between about AD 550 and 850, and 47 Classic Christian churches, built between about SD 850-1100. The second volume deals with Late and Terminal Christian churches (c. AD 1100-1500), as well as a comparative overview of the various features ofNobadian church architecture. These chapters are followed by a brief survey of the churches of Makouria and Alwa, and a final discussion of the dynamics of development and change.This volume is part of a two volume set: ISBN 9781407305349 (Volume I); ISBN 9781407305356 (Volume II); ISBN 9781407305363 (Set of both volumes).