Stoudios Monastery in Istanbul. History, architecture and art.

KUDDE, ESRA - NICHOLAS MELVANI - TARKAN OKCUOGLU

ISBN 10: 6057685717 / ISBN 13: 9786057685711

Published by Istanbul: Koc Universitesi Yayinlari, 2021., Istanbul:, 2021

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KUDDE, ESRA - NICHOLAS MELVANI - TARKAN OKCUOGLU Stoudios Monastery in Istanbul. History, architecture and art. Istanbul: Koc Universitesi Yayinlari, 2021. 4to., 256 p., color ills. Original cloth binding. New ISBN: 9786057685711 CATALOG: Byzance KEYWORDS: Istanbul - Constantinople Byzantium Architecture Christianity Orthodox Church Four essays on the oldest church in Istanbul. The Monastery of Stoudios was built in the fifth century in Constantinople and for centuries constituted one of the most significant monasteries of the Byzantine capital. Today, only the church of the monastic complex?which was converted into a mosque in the Ottoman Period?survives. The chapters of this book complement different aspects of the Monastry of Stoudios based on primary sources. Esra Kudde explores its architectural characteristics and provides detailed documentation; Nicholas Melvani provides a meticulous study of its Byzantine history and evaluates its elements of architectural sculpture; and Tarkan Okcuoglu narrates the Ottoman history of the complex.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stoudios Monastery in Istanbul. History, architecture and art.
• Publisher: Istanbul: Koc Universitesi Yayinlari, 2021., Istanbul:
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6057685717
• ISBN 13: 9786057685711
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Byzance

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Synopsis

Four essays on the oldest church in Istanbul. 

The Monastery of Stoudios was built in the fifth century in Constantinople and for centuries constituted one of the most significant monasteries of the Byzantine capital. Today, only the church of the monastic complex—which was converted into a mosque in the Ottoman Period—survives. 

The chapters of this book complement different aspects of the Monastry of Stoudios based on primary sources. Esra Kudde explores its architectural characteristics and provides detailed documentation; Nicholas Melvani provides a meticulous study of its Byzantine history and evaluates its elements of architectural sculpture; and Tarkan Okçuoğlu narrates the Ottoman history of the complex.

About the Authors

Tarkan Okçuoğlu is professor in the Ottoman art division in the Department of Art History at Istanbul University. 

Esra Kudde is an architect at the Directorate of Cultural Heritage Preservation of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

Nicholas Melvani is a postdoctoral researcher at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz.