Churches of Ethiopia: The Monastery of Narga Sellase
by Mario Di Salvo
Our Price: $550.72
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Mario Di SalvoContributor: Osvaldo Raineri
Preface: Stanislaw Chojnacki
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-10-15
ISBN: 8881185296
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Skira
Summary of Churches of Ethiopia: The Monastery of Narga Sellase
Narga Sellase's monastery sits on a tiny islet in the middle of Lake Tana, the great body of water in the centre of the Ethiopian plateau near to the imperial city of Gondar. Founded in 1748, Narga Sellase is one of the constellation of monasteries on the lake. They are the expression of a civilization which since the 4th century has known the Christianity on which its identity is founded.The extraordinary beauty of the natural surroundings and the concentric space of the monastic complex enclose the holiness of the sanctuary, making Narga Sellase a strikingly suggestive place. The church is one of the masterpieces in the multi-millenial Ethiopian civilization-- an ancient but extant Christian enclave in Africa--, and is noted not only for the superb quality of the paintings which completely cover the walls of the maqdas, the sancta sanctorum, but also as a testimony to imperial devotion, as expressed by the prostrate figure of Queen Mentewwab, the foundress, depicted at the feet of the Majesty.
Narga Sellase plays an important part in the history of 18th century Ethiopian art, when European, Islamic, and Indian influences gathered into an artistic form which maintained its fundamental Ethiopian features, not only in the magnificent paintings but also in the decoration, well-integrated into the architecture, and the architecture itself.
Stanislaw Chojnacki introduces the historical and background references which characterize and distinguish Gondar's imperial court in the 18th century and its effect on art.
Mario Di Salvo fits the Lake Tana region into the story of Ethiopia's civilization, describes the architecture of Ethiopian churches in their rich topographical variety, and leads on to illustrate the monastic complex of Narga Sellase, its structure, its architectural, decorative and pictorial components.
Osvaldo Raineri presents, finally in a systematic way, the sources of the paintings, derived both from canonical texts and from Ethiopian tradition, and the new translation of an 18th century manuscript, written in ge'ez (Classical Ethiopian) of the Story of Narga.
African Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Pan African Architecture
Architectures of Nigeria: Architectures of the Hausa and Yoruba Peoples and of the Many Peoples Between Tradition and Modernisationby Kevin Carroll
St. Martin's Press; Published: 1996-09; Hardcover; Book
Price in other shops:
North African Villages: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia (World Folk Architecture Series)by Norman F. Carver
Documan Press Ltd; Published: 1989-11; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Indigenous African architectureby Rene Gardi
Van Nostrand Reinhold; Published: 1974; Unknown Binding; Book
New Directions in African Architectureby Udo Kultermann
George Braziller; Published: 1969-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $22.97
Harlem Churches: At the End of the 20th Centuryby Cynthia Hickman
Dunbar Inc; Published: 2001-09-09; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Home and the World: Architectural Sculpture by Two Contemporary African Artists : Aboudramane and Bodys Isek Kingelez (Focus on African Art)by Celeste Olalquiaga, N. Y.) Museum for African Art (New York
Museum for African Art; Published: 1993-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.50
Price in other shops:
Drawn from African Dwellingsby Jean-Paul Bourdier, T. Minh-Ha Trinh
Indiana University Press; Published: 1997-02; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $59.95
African Spaces: Designs for Living in Upper Volta (Burkina Faso)by Jean-Paul Bourdier, Trinh Minh-Ha
Holmes & Meier Publishers; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $47.36
Price in other shops:
The Pharaohs Master-Buildersby Henri Stierlin, Anne Stierlin
Vilo International; Published: 1995-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.85
Price in other shops:
Ancient Egyptian Construction and Architecture (Dover Books on Architecture)by Somers Clarke, R. Engelbach
Dover Publications; Published: 1990-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.88
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
A Saint and His Lion: The Story of Tekla of Ethiopiaby Elaine Murray Stone
Paulist Press; Published: 2004-03-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.95
Ethiopian Art (Sam Fogg)by Sam Fogg
Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts; Published: 2005-11-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $28.58
Price in other shops:
Art of EthiopiaSam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts; Published: 2006-02-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $42.83
Price in other shops:
Ethiopian Art: The Walters Art Museumby Gary Vikan
Third Millennium Pub Ltd; Published: 2006-08-04; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $20.92
Price in other shops:
Crosses of Ethiopia: The Sign of Faith. Evolution and Formby Mario Di Salvo
Skira; Published: 2006-09-05; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $40.27
Price in other shops: