Ciric, Jasmina The Art of Exterior Wall ‘Decoration’ in Late Byzantine Architecture

Title The Art of Exterior Wall ‘Decoration’ in Late Byzantine Architecture
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About author Ciric, Jasmina. The Art of Exterior Wall ‘Decoration’ in Late Byzantine Architecture . Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art : Collection of articles. Vol. 1. St. Petersburg State University. — St. Petersburg, 2011 — P. 69–76.
In the section Medieval Art of the Eastern Christian World
Year 2011 Volume 1 Pages 69–76
Type of article RAR Index UDK 72.04.03 Index BBK 85.113(3)
Abstract

The brickwork wall decoration of Late Byzantine churches was one of the main ways of facade articulation, and optical illusion effects could create some visual schemes which may be interpreted in terms of semiotics. The process of “decryptage” of the church exterior imagery represents an exegesis of the dynamic interplay of various artistic forms, culminating on the church apse. 
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Reference Ciric, Jasmina. The Art of Exterior Wall ‘Decoration’ in Late Byzantine Architecture. Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles. Vol. 1. Eds: Svetlana V. Maltseva, Ekaterina Yu. Stanyukovich-Denisova. St. Petersburg, NP-Print Publ., 2011, pp. 69–76. ISSN 2312-2129.
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