Besides its painting and mosaic decoration, the building itself is well - preserved. Enveloped by narthexes, a burial chapel and other additions, and topped by an array of domes, the Kariye Camii stands at the forefront of Late Byzantine architectural developments.
This illustrated guide chronicles the building's history and provides a scene - by - scene guide to its spectacular decoration. As the author insists, the art of the Kariye Camii ‘is as sophisticated and erudite as a contemporary work of Byzantine literature, structured like a vast epic poem.'
Besides its painting and mosaic decoration, the building itself is well - preserved. Enveloped by narthexes, a burial chapel and other additions, and topped by an array of domes, the Kariye Camii stands at the forefront of Late Byzantine architectural developments.
This illustrated guide chronicles the building's history and provides a scene - by - scene guide to its spectacular decoration. As the author insists, the art of the Kariye Camii ‘is as sophisticated and erudite as a contemporary work of Byzantine literature, structured like a vast epic poem.'
