The author of this book introduces Greece's principal churches, monasteries, castles and art from the early Christian period and the rule of Byzantium, followed by the incursions of French, Catalans and Italians, before the final occupation by the Turks. After an outline history of the period and some introductory remarks on its architectural and artistic conventions, the rest of the book is organized as a gazetteer, with locations in alphabetical order and a simple star rating system. As well as a selection of photographs, the book is equipped with the necessary maps, and ground plans of the more important or complicated castles and churches. Early Christian basilicas with their imposing scale, the wide proliferation and variety of Byzantine churches, their tiled cupolas encrusted inside with mosaics or frescoes, and the craggy ruins of the many castles still to be found in Greece, both Frankish and Byzantine, are all noted and described here.
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This is an outdated but exceptionally useful guide to Byzantine Greece. Although the driving directions sometimes veer toward ekphrastic compositions in both complexity and ambiguity, the descriptions of sights provide astute assessments of the history remaining to be seen. The layout and indexes are quite good. In addition to providing insightful coverage of churches and monasteries, it provides a fulsome view of Byzantine fortifications and their significance. An alternate title might well be "The Byzantinist's Guide to Greek Castles and Churches"!
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