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<p><P>Decorated with the richest, most beautiful mosaics in the world, the Venetian church of San Marco is quite literally a treasure house of medieval art. The domes and walls of the church, encrusted with stone, glass, and gold, have been recognized, over the centuries, as a glorious historical and artistic record. Peopled with hundreds and figures&#8212;Adam and Eve, Noah and his progeny, Isaiah, Christ, Mark, of course, and other holy men and women of Venice&#8212;these mosaics create a cosmic panorama. <i>The Mosaic Decoration of San Marco, Venice</i> brings these unrivaled mosaics into breathtaking focus, combining a descriptive history of their creation and repair over the ages with close-up photographs revealing their iconographic detail. <br></p><h3>Booknews</h3><p>New edition of a standard text first published in 1949, most recently in 1987. Prepares nursing candidates in Canada and the US for licensing exams. **** BCL3 lists the original four-v. set The Mosaics of San Marco (1985) of which this is an abridgment. With 179 plates (90 in color), it is a great buy. Cloth edition not seen. Published for the Dumbarton Oaks. 9x12 Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (boo

Author

Otto Demus

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published

1988

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226142913

Subjects

Architecture, Art, Arts