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Abbeville Press, Published: Oct. 2026, 592 pages, Hardback, ISBN: 9780789215284
A monumental and unprecedented survey of Christian art in the original homeland of the faith, from the dawn of the church to the fall of the Ottoman empire
Brings together the artistic accomplishments of the diverse churches of present-day Iraq, southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt
Hundreds of spectacular illustrations: architecture, frescoes, mosaics, wood and ivory carvings, metalwork, illuminated manuscripts, icons, and textiles
Author Raphaëlle Ziadé is a leading authority on the subject
A timely volume, as certain Christian communities of the Near East have recently faced destruction or exile
Abbeville Press, Published: Oct. 2026, 592 pages, Hardback, ISBN: 9780789215284
A monumental and unprecedented survey of Christian art in the original homeland of the faith, from the dawn of the church to the fall of the Ottoman empire
Brings together the artistic accomplishments of the diverse churches of present-day Iraq, southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt
Hundreds of spectacular illustrations: architecture, frescoes, mosaics, wood and ivory carvings, metalwork, illuminated manuscripts, icons, and textiles
Author Raphaëlle Ziadé is a leading authority on the subject
A timely volume, as certain Christian communities of the Near East have recently faced destruction or exile