{"product_id":"stoudios-monastery-in-istanbul-tarkan-okcuoglu-9786057685711","title":"Stoudios Monastery in Istanbul: History, Architecture and Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eFour essays on the oldest church in Istanbul. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Monastery of Stoudios was built in the fifth century in Constantinople and for centuries constituted one of the most significant monasteries of the Byzantine capital. Today, only the church of the monastic complex--which was converted into a mosque in the Ottoman Period--survives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The chapters of this book complement different aspects of the Monastry of Stoudios based on primary sources. Esra Kudde explores its architectural characteristics and provides detailed documentation; Nicholas Melvani provides a meticulous study of its Byzantine history and evaluates its elements of architectural sculpture; and Tarkan Ok輹oğlu narrates the Ottoman history of the complex.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarkan Okcuoglu, Esra Kudde, Nicholas Melvani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 6057685717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786057685711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Koc University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.50w x 1.26d","brand":"Tarkan Okcuoglu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982040531199,"sku":"9786057685711","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e079b5e-1221-47ef-9d4b-b4809773ec20.jpg?v=1683258936","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stoudios-monastery-in-istanbul-tarkan-okcuoglu-9786057685711","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}