Fountains and Water Culture in Byzantium |
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| Editor:
| Shilling, Brooke
Stephenson, Paul |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-51388-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2021 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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This collection restores the fountains of Roman Byzantium, Byzantine Constantinople and Ottoman Istanbul, reviving the sounds, shapes, smells and sights of past water cultures. Experts in the history of art and culture, archaeology and theology, and poetry and prose, offer reflections on water and fountains across two millennia in one location.
This collection restores the fountains of Roman Byzantium, Byzantine Constantinople and Ottoman Istanbul, reviving the sounds, shapes, smells and sights of past water cultures. Experts in the history of art and culture, archaeology and theology, and poetry and prose, offer reflections on water and fountains across two millennia in one location.