Pub Date : 2021-10-28DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198864936.003.0002
Elif Keser Kayaalp
This chapter is about the churches in the cities of the region. In the introduction to the chapter, some common features of these cities are pointed out. The cities of Nisibis, Edessa, Amida, Dara, Constantia, and Martyropolis are dealt with under separate headings, while Batnae and Carrhae, for which we do not have much evidence, are discussed in the introduction to the chapter. Not much church architecture has remained in the cities. Yet, what has survived and what has been recorded in the past lets us see a wide variety of plan types (basilicas, variations of domed basilicas, an aisled-tetraconch, and an octagon), a distinctive architectural sculpture that is mostly classical in character, and strong imperial patronage. After each city, the churches and monasteries in the hinterland of these cities are discussed. Some rural areas, such as the Tektek Mountains, the region around Derik, and Kale-i Zerzevan near Amida, stand out for their surviving remains.
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Pub Date : 2021-10-28DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198864936.003.0004
Elif Keser Kayaalp
In this chapter, the material presented in the second and third chapters is contextualized further, and the evidence from urban and rural contexts is treated in combination. This chapter distinguishes between the two periods before and after the Arab conquest, and draws attention to the continuities and changes, in plan types, building materials and techniques, builders, patrons, and architectural sculpture. For the period before the Arab conquest, it discusses the similarities of the church architecture of the region with its counterparts elsewhere in the Empire and points out what is specific to it. It also assesses what we can tell about the identity of the churches in a region where churches were changing hands. The Section ‘After the Arab conquest’ is concerned with the changes in the cities and the rural ṬurʿAbdin. It explores whether, in this period, one could talk about a church architecture specific to the Syrian Orthodox.
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Pub Date : 2021-10-28DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198864936.003.0003
Elif Keser Kayaalp
The introduction of the chapter analyses the topography of Ṭur ʿAbdin through comparisons and settlement relations. The material about church architecture is organized under the separate headings of ‘Villages’ and ‘Monasteries’, which constitute the main settlements in the region, together with some fortifications. The division of settlements into villages and monasteries also coincides with two distinct types of church plans: parish and monastic. In the section on villages, the main settlement features of a late antique village are discussed. After that, the village churches are examined through some of their distinct features, such as engaged arcades, masonry, brickwork, architectural sculpture, and outdoor oratories. The analysis shows that some of these churches underwent considerable rebuilding in the eighth century. Some sixth-century evidence points to their possible origins. Some small churches, built probably from scratch in the eighth century, show that in that period some architectural features were repeated faithfully. Monasteries are first examined as settlements, and spaces that constitute a monastery, other than the churches, such as walls, towers and beth qadishe, are discussed. Then both the main and secondary churches are examined in detail. Some churches of the monasteries stand out for their plan or decoration, such as the church of Mor Ḥananyo at Dayr al-Zaʿfarān and the main church of the monastery of Mor Gabriel. They are dealt with under separate headings. Although not a monastic church, the Church of Yoldath Aloho at Ḥāḥ is treated together with these churches because of some of its architectural features.
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