Church Archaeology in Transylvania (Ca. 950 to Ca. 1450)

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-90-04-31434-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 84, 522 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1022 g

Reihe: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450

Transylvania has some of the most valuable monuments of medieval architecture in Europe. The oldest church was built in the 10th century, but most others came into being only after 1200. Later changes have considerably modified the appearance of still-standing buildings. Written sources are lacking for answers to questions about the identity of the builders and patrons. Countering the idea that only standing structures can reflect the history of medieval churches in Transylvania, this book uses archaeological sources in order to answer some of those questions and to bring to light the hidden past of many monuments.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marcu-Istrate, Daniela

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte Europäische Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie spezieller Regionen und Zeitalter
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

List of Maps and Figures

Introduction

Part 1: Resources and Historical Background

1 Resources

1.1 The Heritage

1.2 Historiographical Overview

1.3 The Archaeological Record: Excavations and Publications

1.4 Summary of the Chapter

2 Introduction to the Historical and Administrative Background

2.1 General Historical Background

2.2 Administration

2.3 Religious Organization

2.4 Summary of the Chapter

Part 2: Shaping the Religious Landscape

3 Christianisation and the Emergence of Religious Architecture

3.1 General Background

3.2 Preliminaries to Early Religious Architecture

3.3 Cemeteries and Churches

3.4 Summary of the Chapter

4 The Formative Period: Byzantine and Romanesque Churches before 1200

4.1 Byzantine Style Churches

4.2 A Glimpse into the Beginnings of Catholic Architecture

4.3 Summary of the Chapter

5 The Major Religious Site of Alba Iulia

5.1 General Historical Background

5.2 The Rotunda

5.3 The Pillared Church (10th–11th Centuries)

5.4 The First Roman-Catholic Cathedral (11th–12th Centuries)

5.5 The Second, St Michael Cathedral

5.6 Summary of the Chapter

Part 3: The Catholic Churches

6 The Shaping of the Religious Landscape: Mid-12th Century – Early 14th Century

6.1 General Background

6.2 Stylistic Considerations and Heritage

6.3 The Single-Nave Church in Eastern Transylvania

6.4 Romanesque Basilicas in the Saxon Colonization Area

6.5 Round-Planned Churches

6.6 Summary of the Chapter

7 The Romanesque-Gothic Architecture: Cistercian Gothic

7.1 Th